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Random Models in the Classroom 1: An Example

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Selkirk, Keith – Mathematics in School, 1973

A mathematical model of a soccer-league competition results is set up and investigated using simple randomization techniques. The hypothesis that winning the league championship was purely luck was statistically tested. (JP)

Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Instruction, Mathematical Models, Probability

Probhex: A Game about Hexagonal Probabilities.

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Driver, Dennis A.; English, Richard – Mathematics in School, 1991

Presented is the solution to the problem of calculating the probability of winning or losing a game played by moving a counter from the center of a hexagonal grid according to the number shown after the toss of a die. The exercise is an example of an interesting mathematical investigation. (MDH)

Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Enrichment Activities, Learning Activities