Pigeons, facebook and the birthday problem. (6th March 2012)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Pigeons, facebook and the birthday problem. (6th March 2012)
- Main Title:
- Pigeons, facebook and the birthday problem
- Authors:
- Russell, Matthew
- Abstract:
- Abstract: The unexpectedness of the birthday problem has long been used by teachers of statistics in discussing basic probability calculation. An activity is described that engages students in understanding probability and sampling using the popular Facebook social networking site.
- Is Part Of:
- Teaching statistics. Volume 35:Number 1(2013)
- Journal:
- Teaching statistics
- Issue:
- Volume 35:Number 1(2013)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 35, Issue 1 (2013)
- Year:
- 2013
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2013-0035-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 26
- Page End:
- 28
- Publication Date:
- 2012-03-06
- Subjects:
- Teaching -- Probability -- Sampling -- Complement -- Combinatorics
Statistics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Periodicals
Statistics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Periodicals
373 - Journal URLs:
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-9639 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/j.1467-9639.2012.00513.x ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0141-982X
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- Legaldeposit
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