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ERIC Number: EJ246317
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-May
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Baseball Monte Carlo Style.
Houser, Larry L.
Mathematics Teacher, v74 n5 p340-41 May 1981
Monte Carlo methods are used to simulate activities in baseball such as a team's "hot streak" and a hitter's "batting slump." Student participation in such simulations is viewed as a useful method of giving pupils a better understanding of the probability concepts involved. (MP)
Descriptors: Baseball, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Models, Monte Carlo Methods, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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