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Chapter 16
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04/11/2005

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what three questions should be answered when making a box model
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* what numbers go into the box
* how many of each kind
* how many draws
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define net gain
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the total amount won or lost. it is like the sum of the draws from the box
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what is the chance of winning in roulette
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18 in 38
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what is your chance of losing in roulette
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20 in 38
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what do the tickets in the box show
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the various amounts that can be won or lost on a single play
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the number of draws equals what
Definition
the number of plays
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the chance of drawing any particular number from the box must what
Definition
it must equal the chance of winning that amount on a single play
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there is chance error in the number of heads. what is the formula
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number of heads = half the number of tosses + chance error
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can the law of averages be stated in percentage terms?
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yes. with a large number of toisses, the percentage of heads is likely to be close to 50%, although it is not likely to bexactly equal to 50%
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for gambling problems ni which the same bet is made several times, a box model should be set up how
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* tickets in the box showing amounts that can be won or lost
* chacne of drawing any particular value from the box equals the chance of winning that amount on a single play
* the number of draws equals the number of plays
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in terms of heads in the process of tossing a coin repeatedly, chance eror is the amount by which the observed number of heads differs from what
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from half the number of tosses.
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in terms of coin tossin, as the number of tosses goes up, the percentage of heads to the number of tosses will approach what percentage
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50%
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