Poster Problems - Try, Try Again Slide #1
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P(HH) ~ 4/18 or about
0.22
Poster Problems - Try, Try Again Slide #2
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Theoretical Approach:
Make a systematic list, table, or diagram
H M 2 POINTS
1 HH
4M H
MM
P= /
FIRST
SHOT
SECOND
SHOT
hit miss
2
hit points
mi 1
ss point
1
point
0
points
P = 1/4
Theoretical
Poster Problems - Try, Try Again Slide #3
H+H
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hit H+M
miss M+H
M+M
Empirical Approach:
Try it many times simulating the thing
you’re trying to figure out
If you roll two dice, what’s the chance that the
numbers you get will be “neighbors”—that is,
that they differ by one?
neighbors
Poster Problems - Try, Try Again Slide #4
not neighbors