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Class #11
Data from Pig
How many rolls are required to produce a 'one?' Here is a histogram and summary
statistics from our class experience.
Here is how our data compare with theory.
- The red shows the relative frequencies from our class data.
- The blue shows the theoretical probabilities from the geometric distribution.
Homework
From your class handout:
- Read Moore, Chapters 8, 9. Do problem 8.5 on page 241.
- Your handout has the last two years' rankings of the Top Liberal Arts Colleges.
What clues can you discern about the cause of the shuffling among the top ten? Explain in
a brief paragraph.
- Start browsing the online links for tomorrow's class.
We will discuss the US News rankings.