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by CuriouslyC 977 days ago
You can demonstrate the Monty Hall problem solution analytically with Bayesian statistics using prior probabilities, no need to go all the way to Monte Carlo methods.
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As a proof the math is entirely sufficient, but for those who may struggle with it the simulation is persuasive.
This was how I convinced someone (RIP) by really stressing every element in the definition of Bayes’ theorem and probability space.