Two‐dice horse race. (20th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Foster, Colin; Martin, David
• Is Part Of: Teaching statistics. Volume 38:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 98
• Page End: 101
• Publication Date: 2016-05-20
• Subjects: Teaching -- Statistics -- Simulations to estimate probabilities -- Two‐dice experiment -- Markov processes; Statistics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Periodicals; Statistics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Periodicals; 373
• DOI: 10.1111/test.12108
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0141-982X

Abstract

Summary: We analyse the "two‐dice horse race" task often used in lower secondary school, in which two ordinary dice are thrown repeatedly and each time the sum of the scores determines which horse (numbered 1 to 12) moves forwards one space.