Self-tutoring about probability: the tutor gets (perhaps) philosophical as well. Is the real probability of an event calculable from theory? First, let’s imagine tossing a coin. Theoretically, its probability of heads is 0.5 – tails, also 0.5. Let’s say you …
Tutoring probability, you can imagine so many everyday examples. The tutor shares one. This morning I went to pick up some groceries. I like to load groceries through the rear door of the van. However, I also like to drive …
Tutoring statistics, you might imagine everyday situations. The tutor brings up one. Let’s imagine we have two mile runners. Runner 1, called R1, has mean time 4:45, with standard deviation 10s; R2 has mean time 5:00 with standard deviation 12s. …
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Tutoring probability, a better example than this might be hard to find. The tutor explains about the Las Vegas square in Careers® by Parker Brothers. I explain expected value in my post from August 16, 2013, showing by example that …
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The tutor reports an interesting statistic. In 2013, the world population was approximately 7.07 billion. At the same time, people aged ≥ 100 numbered about 450 thousand. Those figures suggest that a completely random person on Earth has probability 450 …
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