Break's almost here!

So here's the deal for tonight and break.



Tuesday HW: Get me your take home test tomorrow, no excuses!



Over break: You need to complete the chapter 15 quiz A worksheet (graded!) as well as your Chuck-a-Luck summary. Both of these will be collected upon your return.


For your Chuck-a-Luck (Type 3), you'll have to follow the FCA's below (30 points):

Role: With a recent explosion of Chuck-a-Luck in the local community, you are a reporter investigating the game to inform the population about the advantages and disadvantages of this game.

Format: You should write either a short mathematical essay (1 page), a newspaper article, journal article--be creative! The more beautiful and better the format, the more it will help you out!

Audience: general (non-statistically literate) public, anyone interested in playing Chuck-a-Luck

Focus Correction Areas (FCAs)
1. Student comes to a clear conclusion about whether he/she should gamble with Chuck-a-Luck and supports this conclusion in (an organized fashion) with appropriate structure--introduction, supporting paragraph(s), conclusion. (5 points)

2 . Student supports his/her stance using theoretical and simulated probabilities (8 total) CORRECTLY calculated in number 4. (8 points)

3. Student compares/contrasts and/or ranks the probabilities mentioned above. Which was most likely? Least likely? Were there large differences? How likely is it you win at least your money back? (4 points)

4. Student includes comments about the expected value. What is it? What does it suggest about Chuck-a-Luck? Give specific examples. Summarize all of your findings from number 2 and use the expected value table we created on a half sheet of paper. (6 points)

5. Student (at any point in this write-up) includes comments about “mutually exclusive” and/or “independent,” and at least 3 points regarding historical/background info about the game. (5 points)

6. Neatness/creativity/visual appeal (2 points)