Probability
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Activities Length of the Longest Run.- Study the probability of the length of the longest run of heads/tails. Run HT for TI-83 - Create random strings of head/tail flips of any length.
Run HT for TI-92 - Create random strings of head/tail flips of any length.
Run probabilities for TI-83 - Compute the probability for the longest run of heads to be of length x after N flips of a coin.
Run probabilities for TI-92 - Compute the probability for the longest run of heads to be of length x after N flips of a coin.
The Flip Site - An on-line site which has been flipping a coin every five seconds since midnight January 1, 1999. May view and analyze past flip patterns; and view current flips.
Powerball -  Study the POWERBALL lottery game and variations of the game. (Word97) Powerball for the TI-83 - Create a powerball game and keep track of the number of wins you may vary the number of balls in the bins. Also, download both the subroutine program1and subroutine program2.
Powerball random number gererator for the TI-83 - Only random number generator which gives the 5 bin balls and powerball. Also, download the subroutines from above.

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