Stage 33 · Probability

33.5.1 Generating Random Numbers

33.5 Estimating Probability by Simulation

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33.5.1 Generating Random Numbers

Core idea

A calculator or spinner coughs up a random number, as if flipping a coin or rolling a die on our behalf

Module goal. When direct calculation is hard, use random numbers and repeated trials to "try out" the probability, echoing the frequency idea
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