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Solving the Monty Hall Problem using Information Theory

Authors: Russell P. Patera

The Monty Hall Problem, which involves probability, uncertainty and information is solved using information theory. When the host opens one or more doors that don’t contain the prize, he adds information to the remaining unselected doors. Information theory shows that the added information increases the likelihood that the prize is behind an unselected door. The method was applied to a generalization of the Monty Hall Problem and showed that the probability or winning the prize is increased by switching doors.

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