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Investigating Randomness via Simulation Using the TI‐83
Author(s) -
Johnson Roger W.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9639.00045
Subject(s) - randomness , grasp , class (philosophy) , computer science , mathematics education , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , programming language
Most students do not have a good grasp of the consequences of randomness. Simulating random phenomena with unexpected outcomes sparks student interest and discussion when presenting probability topics in class. TI‐83 programs for simulating selected random phenomena are available from the author.