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The mean game
Edward Wallace based his A Level Statistics Project on The Mean
Game. Each picks 2 numbers. The winner is the player who picks a
number closest to the mean of all the numbers picked.
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problem
Dicey decisions
16 to 18
Can you devise a fair scoring system when dice land edge-up or corner-up?
problem
How risky is my diet?
11 to 16
Newspapers said that eating a bacon sandwich every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 20%. Should you be concerned?
problem
Statins and risk
14 to 16
"Statins cut the risks of heart attacks and strokes by 40%"
Should the Professor take statins? Can you help him decide?
Should the Professor take statins? Can you help him decide?
problem
Favourite
Fa cup
16 to 18
In four years 2001 to 2004 Arsenal have been drawn against Chelsea
in the FA cup and have beaten Chelsea every time. What was the
probability of this? Lots of fractions in the calculations!
problem
Trick or treat
7 to 11
Mrs. Smith had emptied packets of chocolate-covered mice, plastic
frogs and gummi-worms into a cauldron for treats. What treat is
Trixie most likely to pick out?
game
Football world cup simulation
7 to 16
A maths-based Football World Cup simulation for teachers and students to use.
problem
The Derren Brown coin flipping scam
16 to 18
Calculate probabilities associated with the Derren Brown coin scam in which he flipped 10 heads in a row.
problem
Favourite
Same number!
14 to 16
If everyone in your class picked a number from 1 to 225, do you think any two people would pick the same number?
problem
Misunderstanding randomness
11 to 14
Which of these ideas about randomness are actually correct?