Probability
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by Timothy Peil,
Minnesota State University Moorhead
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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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