Probability & Statistics

 

  • Let’s Make a Deal by David Little and Mike Zabrocki
    An experiment to find the answer to the Monty Hall Paradox.
  • Gambler’s Ruin: A Monte Carlo Simulation by David Little and Mike Zabrocki
    Investigate the probability of Breaking the Bank or of Gambler’s Ruin.
  • Gambler’s Ruin: The Expected Values by David Little and Mike Zabrocki
    Calculate the probabilities of Breaking the Bank and the expected number of games to do so.
  • Plinko and the Binomial Distribution
    Introduces the binomial and normal distributions using a Plinko/Galton/Quincunx board.
  • Plinko and the Geometric Distribution
    Introduces the geometric distribution using a modified Plinko/Galton/Quincunx board.
  • Plinko and the Negative Binomial Distribution
    Introduces the negative binomial distribution using a modified Plinko/Galton/Quincunx board.
  • The Canonical Roulette
    Introduces distribution functions with the aid of the Canonical Roulette
  • Roulette Wheels and Discrete Random Variables
    Understanding discrete random variables via the Roulette Wheel. Includes demonstrations of the Central Limit Theorem, Chi-Squared Test and the Arcsine Law

© 2004 David P. Little
Unless otherwise stated, the above applets were written by David Little. They may be used without permission from the author for home and/or educational (non-profit) purposes only. Any other use must be approved by the author.