Birthday Experiment
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- Author:
- Kyle Siegrist
- Subject:
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Institution Name:
- University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Collection:
- Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics
- Grade Level:
- Secondary
- Abstract:
This resource consists of a Java applet and expository text. The applet is a simulation of the birthday experiment: a sample of size n is chose at random and with replacement from the first m positive integers. The random variable of interest is the number of distinct sample values. The event of interest is that all sample values are distinct.
- Course Type:
- Learning Module
- Languages:
- English
- Material Type:
- Activities and Labs, Simulations
- Media Format:
- Graphics/Photos, Video
- Conditions of Use:
-
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
The goal of this project is to provide free, high quality, interactive, web-based resources for students and teachers of probability and statistics. Basically, our project consists of an integrated set of components that includes expository text, applets, data sets, biographical sketches, and an object library.
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