Probability

  • Statistical shorts
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    Statistical Shorts

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    11 to 16
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    Can you decide whether these short statistical statements are always, sometimes or never true?

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    Investigating Epidemics

    11 to 16
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    Simple models which help us to investigate how epidemics grow and die out.

  • A Connect Four game with red and yellow counters placed.
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    Connect Three

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    11 to 16
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    In this game the winner is the first to complete a row of three. Are some squares easier to land on than others?

  • Five coloured cubes forming the edges of a pentagon.
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    Penta Colour

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    14 to 16
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    In how many different ways can I colour the five edges of a pentagon so that no two adjacent edges are the same colour?

  • Chances are
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    Chances Are

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Which of these games would you play to give yourself the best possible chance of winning a prize?

  • The Better Choice
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    The Better Choice

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Here are two games you can play. Which offers the better chance of winning?

  • Last one standing
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    Last One Standing

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Imagine a room full of people who keep flipping coins until they get a tail. Will anyone get six heads in a row?

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    Who's the Winner?

    Age
    14 to 16
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    When two closely matched teams play each other, what is the most likely result?

  • Handling Data - Short Problems
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    Boy or Girl?

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Will the witch make a profit or loss?

  • Handling Data - Short Problems
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    Odd Dice

    Age
    14 to 16
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    These strange dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum obtained is an odd number?