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Publication Date: 2006-Feb
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Optimal Keno Strategies and the Central Limit Theorem
Johnson, Roger W.
Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, v28 n1 p26-29 Feb 2006
For the casino game Keno we determine optimal playing strategies. To decide such optimal strategies, both exact (hypergeometric) and approximate probability calculations are used. The approximate calculations are obtained via the Central Limit Theorem and simulation, and an important lesson about the application of the Central Limit Theorem is reinforced.
Descriptors: Games, Geometric Concepts, Probability, Simulation, Computation, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
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