Description

Overview:

This resource consists of a Java applet and expository text. The applet simulates Bernoulli trials in terms of random points on a timeline. The random variables of interest are the number of successes and the proportion of successes. The number of trials and the probability of success can be varied. This applet illustrates the law of large numbers, the central limit theorem, and the binomial distribution.

Subject:

Statistics and Probability

Level:

High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Interactive, Simulation

Author:

Kyle Siegrist

Provider:

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Provider Set:

Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics

Date Added:

02/16/2011