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ERIC Number: EJ582586
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
Random Variables: Simulations and Surprising Connections.
Quinn, Robert J.; Tomlinson, Stephen
Mathematics Teacher, v92 n1 p4-9 Jan 1999
Features activities for advanced second-year algebra students in grades 11 and 12. Introduces three random variables and considers an empirical and theoretical probability for each. Uses coins, regular dice, decahedral dice, and calculators. (ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Estimation (Mathematics), Grade 11, Grade 12, High Schools, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Dice; Money