Drew's Central Limit Theorem Demonstration

Here's the demo application that we used in class. It simulates adding up dice rolls similar to what we did in class today.
Link

Data entry survey: reaction times

The reaction times survey is here.
It is worth 5 points.

Week 5 survey results: number of heads (binomial distribution)

I've made a movie out of the coin-flip results. Each frame of the movie adds a single coin-flip.

I plotted 2 histograms: the top one shows the total number of each result, and the bottom shows the proportion or density of each result. You can see the Y-axis of the top histogram change as we add flips.

What would this movie look like if we added another 1,000 flips?

Movie Link

Lab 2

The Lab 2 answer key is available here.

A lab rewrite can earn you up to 50% of missed points. Rewrite questions are marked with @@.

Identify errors/typos in the key for extra credit. See answer key for details.

Note that Lab 2 is worth 95 points (it says 100 on the assignment - typo), with a possible 5 points of extra credit.

Class Feedback Survey

The class feedback survey is now available here.
As usual, you need to register with a gmail address, but your responses will be anonymous.

This survey is worth 5 points.

Week 5 Survey: Coin Tosses

The data entry form for today's coin-toss activity is here.

Cannon of Proportion

Lab 3

Lab 3 is here:
https://probability-for-scientists.googlecode.com/git/hw/lab3.pdf.

Due date: Beginning of class Oct 1.

Mathematics: Chance encounters in the life of Andrei Kolmogorov

http://nautil.us/issue/4/the-unlikely/the-man-who-invented-modern-probability

A fun little read about a weird character in the history of probability.

Lab 1 Answer Key (Updated)

The answer key to Lab 1 is now available here.

Edit: The link is now working.

Week 3 Survey: More dice rolls.

The data entry survey for dice tosses from class on 3 Sep is now available here.

Extra: Venn Diagram Deconstruction

This is a smart and funny blog post about Venn Diagrams that I found while researching material for week 2. Highly recommended.

Prostitutes, Doctors, and TSA Agents

Lab 2: Rules of probability, games, and DNA.

Lab 2 is now available here.
5 points extra credit for identifying any technical errors (e.g. non-grammar/spelling).

We will make sure everyone has a collaborator by the end of Thurs class.

Week 2 Survey: Dice rolls

The data entry survey for the dice rolls activity from class on Thurs 29 Aug is now available here.