Letter: Schrödinger's goat

Published 14 January 2015

From Leslie Coull

The Monty Hall problem has a more elegant solution than the one described in your article.

If I don’t switch doors I have a 1 in 3 chance of winning. However, if I do switch I have a 1 in 3 chance of losing.
Nyon, Switzerland

Issue no. 3004 published 17 January 2015

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