NC.M4.SP.3.1
Implement discrete probability distributions to model random phenomena and make decisions (e.g., expected value of playing a game, etc.).
Example Problems
Ramkin is going to flip a fair coin 1,200 times.
What is the best prediction for the number of times that the coin will land heads up?
What is the best prediction for the number of times that the coin will land heads up?
Elizabeth is going to flip a fair coin 100 times.
What is the best prediction for the number of times that the coin will land tails up?
What is the best prediction for the number of times that the coin will land tails up?
A fair coin is flipped 5 times. Let be the number of heads. What is the expected value of ?
Khan Academy ResourcesInterpret expected valueDevelop probability distributions: Empirical probabilitiesDevelop probability distributions: Theoretical probabilitiesMean (expected value) of a discrete random variableInterpreting expected valueTheoretical probability distribution example: tablesMean (expected value) of a discrete random variableTheoretical probability distribution example: multiplicationProbability distributions from empirical data

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