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Binomial Coin Experiment

This resource consist of a Java applet and expository text. The applet simulates Bernoulli trials in terms of coin tosses. The random variables of interest are the number of heads and the proportion of heads. The number of coins and the probability of heads can be varied. The applet illustrates the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem.

Keywords:: Fair, Dice, Virtual Laboratories, 4.1 DAP Data Analysis, NSDL, Probability, Experimental, Outcomes, Probabilitiy Distribution, Minnesota Catalog, MnLC, Simulation, Education

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Mathematics and Statistics / Mathematics

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: August 9, 2017
Author:: Kyle Siegrist
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:: College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States