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Picking Chips: Experimental Probability
Students apply the concepts of an event occurring to playing a game. In this probability instructional activity,students differentiate between experimental and theoretical probability.
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Experimental Probability
In this algebra learning exercise, students solve word problems of the possibility of an event occurring using experimental probability. There are 10 questions with an answer key.
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Data Analysis Worksheet
In this probability worksheet, 11th graders solve problems using simple random sample, cluster sample, bias, population and systematic sample. They match the questions to its definition.
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Probability and Statistics Pre-Test
In this statistics and probability interactive worksheet, students answer ten multiple choice questions by applying the principles of probability.
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NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Provenance" - Set the Trap
Learners investigate concept of matrices through iteration in this probability instructional activity. They investigate probability by creating a instructional activity based on a famous painting. This assignment contains extensions to...
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Activity: Predicting Outcomes
Use this resource to provide a quick review of probability. Learners solve three story problems involving coin tosses and spinners. They make predictions about the possible outcomes. This worksheet could be used a precursor to a...
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Mean and Median
Pupils identify the different central tendencies. In this probability lesson, students create the correct type of graphs to analyze their data. They make predictions and draw conclusions from their data.
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What are My Chances?
Students calculate the chance of an event occurring. In this statistics lesson, students use combination and permutation to calculate the probability of an event occurring. They differentiate between theoretical and experimental...
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Fair Games
Students participate in several chance activities and examine a few games for fairness. They become game designers who are asked to design a fair game for a toy company. Students must describe the rules for play and examine...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: World's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource
MathWorld provides a huge mathematics encyclopedia detailing the concepts of geometry, algebra, calculus, discrete math, number theory, and other math topics--complete with formulas, diagrams, examples, and references for thorough...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Problems Involving and & Or
This tutorial helps students understand the probability of two events occurring when the words AND & OR are used. There are examples and practice problems. The teacher resource pages include a demonstration and a computer simulation.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: An Introduction to Probability
This site provides an introduction to probability book that is available for download. It also gives tips on how to teach and learn the concept of probability.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Probability and Statistics
This page is a math home page that includes information on all topics of probability and statistics.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Conditional and Simultaneous Probability
This lesson plan deals with conditional probability and the probability of simultaneous events. Problems included in this lesson tend to have solutions that are counterintuitive. This presents an opportunity to investigate more deeply...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Probability and Statistics
This is a resource for many topics in probability and statistics. Click on the topic of your choice for an explanation. The sites you will be linked to are quite extensive. A degree of higher-level math is necessary for understanding...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Mutually Exclusive Events
Use this site to learn what is means for two events to be mutually exclusive. Great examples show you how to calculate the probability of such events.
Other
Math Pages: Probability and Statistics
Over 60 links are provided here for topics in probability and statistics. Each link provides an in-depth discussion and example problems.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Independent and Dependent Events
Explains how to calculate the probabilities of independent and dependent events. Includes easy-to-follow examples.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Mutually Exclusive & Independent Events
The somewhat tricky differences between mutually exclusive, non-mutually exclusive, independent, and dependent events are defined here. Common items such as coins, colored cubes, and a deck of cards are all part of the easy-to-understand...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Data Inferences Harder Example
This video resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the SAT Math. Watch Sal work through a harder Data inferences problem. We make a confidence interval by starting with a sample result and adding and subtracting the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Center and Spread Lesson
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the Praxis Core Math Test. This section reviews probability and statistics questions connected to the center and spread of data in a collection.
Yale University
An Introduction to Mathematical Probability
This site gives a very brief definition of independent events. It provides a few example problems for further understanding.
University of California
Geometry Junkyard: Randomness and Geometric Probability
This site contains information on the randomness and geometric probability. It includes several links for information, includes real life examples.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math; Introduction to Probability
A good introduction to concepts in probability, this page also gives a great definition of sample space. Scroll down halfway to find sample space.