An introduction to distributions using weighted dice

Bart K. Holland

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9639.2009.00407.x

An introduction to distributions using weighted dice

Bart K. Holland

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Abstract

This article describes a lively classroom demonstration that may be used to help develop students' understanding of the concept of a distribution, and to provide a foundation for the intuitive link between distributions and hypothesis testing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	20-22
Number of pages	3
Journal	Teaching Statistics
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9639.2009.00407.x
State	Published - Mar 2011

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Statistics and Probability
Education

Keywords

Distributions
Hypothesis testing
Teaching

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An introduction to distributions using weighted dice

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