Illustrating Dependence between Random Variables Using Slot Machines


Authors: 
Ian N. Durbach, Graham D. I. Barr
Volume: 
30(3)
Pages: 
online
Year: 
2008
Publisher: 
Teaching Statistics
URL: 
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121376349/abstract
Abstract: 

This article illustrates the concept of statistical independence using the example of slot machines that may be played on multiple lines.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education

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