Using the board game Borel to illustrate probability calculation. (1st July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Johnson, Roger W.
• Is Part Of: Teaching statistics. Volume 41:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 109
• Publication Date: 2019-07-01
• Subjects: teaching -- exhaustive enumeration -- expected value -- probability rules -- simulation; Statistics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Periodicals; Statistics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Periodicals; 373
• DOI: 10.1111/test.12201
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0141-982X

Abstract

Summary: The Borel board game consists of a series of experiments involving dice rolls, coin flips, or drawing colored balls from bags. Before each experiment is conducted, each player bets for or bets against a statement regarding the random outcome. We suggest that the collection of Borel experiments be used as a resource to illustrate probability calculation.