transpcr.gif (812 bytes) Tossing the Die Many Times

histogram for fair die The graph below will both toss the die a large number of times for you and also keep track of the results. This will make it easier to detect deviations from the expected.

When we tossed a fair die earlier in this chapter, the distribution of the faces looked approximately like the graph to the above right. Toss the die a number of times until you can decide whether the expected distribution above applies to this die. If you decide it is loaded, which face or faces are more likely to occur? How many tosses did it take before you were convinced one way or the other?

 
 
Click on the "New Dice Roll" button a few times to see what is happening. Then speed things up by clicking on the "10 at a Time" or "100 at a Time" buttons.
 

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