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ERIC Number: EJ541843
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0685
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Due for Its Turn?
Deakin, Michael
Australian Mathematics Teacher, v52 n4 p34-35 1996
Discusses a commonly held misconception that in the throwing of two dice, if a total of seven does not come up for a period of time then its appearance is imminent. Describes an experiment to disprove the misconception and includes a discussion of the theory that frames the results. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Probability, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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