Confessions of a coin flipper and would-be instructor

Authors: 
Konold, C.
Type: 
Journal Article
Category: 
Research
Volume: 
49(2)
Pages: 
203-209
Year: 
1995
Publisher: 
The American Statistician
Abstract: 

Simulation data are used to test a student's beliefs about the relative probabilities of two sequences obtained by flipping a fair coin. The episode is used to illustrate general issues in using simulations instructionally.

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