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Reference Topics 13-5

June 3, 2019July 20, 2015 by elaine

This site, by Oscar Bonilla, gives an intuitive introduction to Bayes’ theorem:
http://oscarbonilla.com/2009/05/visualizing-bayes-theorem/

Here is a simple one-page tutorial packed with examples and visual aids to help clarify Bayes’ theorem and how it works:
https://www.bayestheorem.net/

This super site provided a … See the whole entry

Reference Topics 13-4

July 20, 2015 by elaine

These sites simulate the birthday problem:
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/reese/birthday/intro.html#simulation
http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~susan/surprise/Birthday.html

These sites simulate playing a slot machine.
http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/flash_slots
http://www.freeslots.com/Slot507.htm… See the whole entry

Reference Topic 13-3

September 15, 2015July 20, 2015 by elaine

This site (which may too advanced) discusses odds for real world games
http://wizardofodds.com/

This site discusses the odds of gambling:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gamble/odds/

This site discusses conditional probability and then goes beyond the text’s discussion and discusses Bayes’ Rule.
http://www.stattrek.com/probability/bayes-theorem.aspx… See the whole entry

Reference Topics 13-2

June 14, 2017July 20, 2015 by elaine

This site presents an essay on probability and gambling:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gamble/odds/

You might wish to test the definition of mathematical expectation by actually tossing a coin or rolling one or two dice. These links (from Section 11.1) will simulate many repetitions … See the whole entry

Reference Topics 13-1

July 20, 2015 by elaine

This site discussing using tables to represent data.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/discussions/pd6.html

You can explore Example 9 by playing with this interactive site called The Monty Hall Dilemma:
http://www.stayorswitch.com/

If you want to play the game a large number of times, you can … See the whole entry