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Exploring the Probabilities of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’
Author(s) -
Quinn Robert J.
Publication year - 2003
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.t01-1-00123
Subject(s) - probabilistic logic , value (mathematics) , mathematical economics , mathematics education , computer science , advertising , mathematics , psychology , statistics , business
Summary This article discusses three probabilistic scenarios based on the television game show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’. These situations provide motivational opportunities for high‐school students to explore the concepts of expected value, permutations and independent events.