How Likely Is It?How Likely Is It?



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HOW LIKELY IS IT?

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BBC Bitesize Math Probability Activity

Coin Tossing icon Coin Tossing – Explore probability concepts by simulating repeated coin tosses.
Hamlet Happens icon Hamlet Happens – Verify that rare events happen by drawing letters from a box.
Spinners icon Spinners – Work with spinners to learn about numbers and probabilities.
Stick or Switch icon Stick or Switch – Investigate probabilities of sticking with a decision, or switching.
Deal or No Deal
Data Analysis & Probability

The rules are simple. Choose a briefcase. Then as each round progresses, you must either stay with your original briefcase choice or make a "deal" with the bank to accept its cash offer in exchange for whatever dollar amount is in your chosen case.
Guess the Number -1,000 to 1,000
Data Analysis & Probability

Guess a number from -1,000 to 1,000. What is the best strategy?
Guess the Number 0 to 100
Data Analysis & Probability

Guess a number from 0 to 100. What is the best strategy?
Probability - Starfish
Data Analysis & Probability

It's a beautiful day at the beach. Let's learn about probability with starfish.
Adjustable Spinner
 Creating a Spinner to Examine Experimental and Theoretical Outcomes
Fire
 Simulating the Spread of a Wildfire Using Probability
 
Adjustable Spinner
Create a game spinner with variable sized sectors to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities. Parameters: Sizes of sectors, number of sectors, number of trials.

 
Experimental Probability
Experiment with probability using a fixed size section spinner, a variable section spinner, two regular 6-sided dice or customized dice.

 
Overlapping Gaussians
In this applet you can adjust the parameters on two Gaussian curves to determine if there is a possibility of a difference between the two means.

 
Spinner
Create a game spinner with one to twelve sectors in order to look at experimental and theoretical probabilities. Parameters: Number of sectors, number of trials.
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How Likely Is It?
(University Of Michigan)

Concept with Explanation
Selected Homework from ACE

The unit How Likely Is It? was created to help students:

  • Understand that probabilities are useful for predicting what will happen over the long run

  • Understand the concepts of equally likely and not equally likely;

  • Understand that a game of chance is fair only if each player has the same chance of winning, not just a possible chance of winning;

  • Understand that there are two ways to build probability models: by gathering data from experiments (experimental probability) and by analyzing the possible equally likely outcomes (theoretical probability);

  • Understand that experimental probabilities are better estimates of theoretical probabilities when they are based on larger numbers of trials;

  • Develop strategies for finding both experimental and theoretical probabilities; and

  • Critically interpret statements of probability to make decisions or answer questions.