Experimental probability
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problemFavouriteTime to Evolve 2
How is the length of time between the birth of an animal and the birth of its great great ... great grandparent distributed?
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problemFavouriteProbably a Code?
Is the regularity shown in this encoded message noise or structure?
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problemTaking Chances
This article, for students and teachers, is mainly about probability, the mathematical way of looking at random chance and is a shorter version of Taking Chances Extended. -
problemCan't Find a Coin?
Can you generate a set of random results? Can you fool the random simulator? -
problemTwo and One
Terry and Ali are playing a game with three balls. Is it fair that Terry wins when the middle ball is red?
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problemIn the Playground
What can you say about the child who will be first on the playground tomorrow morning at breaktime in your school?
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problemTricky Track
In this game you throw two dice and find their total, then move the appropriate counter to the right. Which counter reaches the purple box first?
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problemYou Never Get a Six
Charlie thinks that a six comes up less often than the other numbers on the dice. Have a look at the results of the test his class did to see if he was right.
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problemProbably...
You'll need to work in a group for this problem. The idea is to decide, as a group, whether you agree or disagree with each statement.