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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0268-3679
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Illustrating Basic Probability Calculations Using "Craps"
Johnson, Roger W.
Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, v25 n2 p97-103 Jun 2006
Instructors may use the gambling game of craps to illustrate the use of a number of fundamental probability identities. For the "pass-line" bet we focus on the chance of winning and the expected game length. To compute these, probabilities of unions of disjoint events, probabilities of intersections of independent events, conditional probabilities and conditional expectations are encountered.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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