Electronic Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsAtlanta, Georgia, November 16-19, 2000Paper P002How Many Heads in a Row Is Enough? Analyzing Runs with the TI-83+ |
Karen BenburyMathematics Department Bowie State University Bowie, MD 20715 USA Phone: (301) 860-3354 Fax: (301) 860-3438 kbenbury@bowiestate.edu |
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ABSTRACT
In elementary probability, some students may be asked to toss a fair coin 200 times, while others 'make up' the results. Usually, the data from actual tosses can be distinguished from the fake by counting the length of the longest run - students generally underestimate. The run data from coin tossing and some other related experiments will be explored using the TI-83+.Keyword(s): probability, TI-83