Do some research on Keno probabilities. Write a paper on playing Keno.
Reference:
Karl J. Smith, “Keno Expectation,” Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2,Fall 1972.
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The questions in this problem are from a study by MacCrimmon, Stanbury, and Wehrung, “Real Money Lotteries: A Study of Ideal Risk, Context Effects, and Simple Processes,” in Cognitive Processes in Choice and Decision Behavior, edited by Thomas … See the whole entry
Devise a fair scheme for eliminating coins in this country.
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Introduction to Bayes’ theorem (time: 10:03)
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Independent events; probability of an intersection (time: 8:03)
Tree diagrams (time: 6:07)
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Expected value (time: 7:57)
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Here is a statement of the binomial theorem (with links):
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BinomialTheorem.html
This link gives some examples of the binomial theorem:
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/binomial.htm
This site provides a summary of the binomial distribution.
http://www.stat.yale.edu/Courses/1997-98/101/binom.htm
This site calculates the binomial probabilities.
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