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Broad Topics > Advanced Probability and Statistics > Statistics generally

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Probably a Code?

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3 Challenge Level:3

Is the regularity shown in this encoded message noise or structure?

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Chi-squared Faker

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

How would you massage the data in this Chi-squared test to both accept and reject the hypothesis?

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Into the Normal Distribution

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

Investigate the normal distribution

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Stats Statements

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Are these statistical statements sometimes, always or never true? Or it is impossible to say?

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Into the Exponential Distribution

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Get into the exponential distribution through an exploration of its pdf.

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Very Old Man

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Is the age of this very old man statistically believable?

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Statistical Shorts

Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Can you decide whether these short statistical statements are always, sometimes or never true?

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A Random Rambling Rant

Stage: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

A random ramble for teachers through some resources that might add a little life to a statistics class.

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Weekly Challenge 4: Top Marks

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

A weekly challenge concerning statistics and averaging.

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Discussing Risk and Reward

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

10 starting points for risk vs reward

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The Wrong Stats

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Why MUST these statistical statements probably be at least a little bit wrong?


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