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bigstrat2003 on Oct 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fair coins tend to land on the same side they star...

But it didn't. Before, we knew that one of those two doors could contain either a prize or a goat. After, we know the same exact thing. No information was gained there.

benchaney on Oct 11, 2023 [–]

As a result of how the doors were selected one of them is more likely to contain the prize. That is information.

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