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A formula for a two‐dice horse race
Author(s) -
Meyer Joerg
Publication year - 2018
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/test.12166
Subject(s) - dice , race (biology) , space (punctuation) , value (mathematics) , mathematics , statistics , computer science , mathematical economics , sociology , gender studies , operating system
Summary A formula is derived for a ‘two‐dice horse race’, in which two ordinary dice are thrown repeatedly and each time the sum of the scores determines which horse (numbered 2 to 12) moves forward one space. This paper answers a question posed in a former Teaching Statistics article, and demonstrates the value of simulation.