How Do I Use This Activity?

This activity allows the user to simulate the Monty Hall Game with up to 100 doors in which the user chooses a door, and then all but one door is opened to reveal a stinking pig. The player must then decide to stick with the original choice or change.

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Controls and Output

• To select the number of doors, type the desired number in the Number of Doors = [___] space. Here the number of doors is 3:
  

• To select the number of games simulated, type the desired number in the Number of Trials = [___] space. Here the number of trials is 1000:
  
• To select whether the player switches the doors or stays with the original choice, click on the selection sign: next to the Stay menu. Then click on Stay or Switch. Here Stay is selected:
  

• To run the simulation, click on the Run Simulation button:
  

• Observe the total number of prizes the player obtained in all the games in The number of prizes: [___] space. Here the number of prizes is 316: