This is a short report about the infamous “Monty Hall Problem.” The report contains two solutions to the problem: an analytic and a numerical one. The analytic solution will use probability …

This is not the case; Monty, knowing what lies behind all doors, chooses a door with a goat behind it in order to build suspense for both the studio audience and the viewers at home.

In this show game host Monty Hall picks a contestant who selects one of three curtains on a stage. Behind one curtain is a valuable prize while two conceal junk.

Monty Hall scenario is readily simulated on a computer. The large advantage to be gained from switching quickly becomes apparent by playing the game multiple times.

Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's …

3.4 Example: The Monty Hall Problem confusing and difficult to solve [37]. Yet it is actually an example of how the use of random variables in “translating” the English statement of a …

The spreadsheet simulation model presented in this paper is intended to help provide insight into the classic Monty Hall problem and provide an alternative approach to utilize in teaching the …