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Binomial Histograms
Filename: mb_as005.xls (33 Kb)
Date: 4-Jun-98
Submitted By: Bob Bowser
Format: Unknown FileType
Description: Bob has produced a great spreadsheet that allows the user to
input a value for the probability of success in a binomial
distribution. The spreadsheet then displays probability
histograms for various values of n. It shows graphically
how, for large values of n, the binomial distribution
approximates the normal distribution.

Fifty Challenging Probability Questions
Filename: mb_as004.doc (86 Kb)
Date: 4-Jun-98
Submitted By: Lewis Harmon
Format: MS Word Document
Description: Fifty classic probability questions. Many have solutions
using resampling, a method similar to the Monte Carlo method.
The article also contains a brief discusion of the resampling
method.

Probability Assignment
Filename: mb_as001.doc (27 Kb)
Date: 4-Jun-98
Submitted By: Rockhampton Grammar School
Format: MS Word Document
Description: An assignment where students explore the Law of Averages,
a dice game with a difference, the famous Monty Hall problem,
and two other challenging problems. An excellent assignment
on probability.