Statistics and Probability · Probability
Test the birthday paradox
Calculate and test the chance that two people in a group share a birthday.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- Free
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Collect data, test a claim and explain chance with experiments you can repeat.
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Statistics and Probability · Probability
Estimate pi by dropping needles
Drop sticks on ruled paper, count how many cross a line and get an estimate of pi.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- Free
Statistics and Probability · Data Analysis
Predict cricket scores with a simple model
Use the score at 10 overs to predict the final total and measure how wrong you are.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Statistics and Probability · Statistics
Analyse whether a class's exam marks are normally distributed
Plot anonymous marks from several tests and check how well a bell curve describes them.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Statistics and Probability + Media and Journalism
Use statistics to check a newspaper claim
Pick five statistical claims from the news, find the original data and judge each.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Statistics and Probability + Earth Science
Build a statistical profile of your local weather
Use ten years of daily data to describe what is normal and what is extreme for each month.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Statistics and Probability · Probability
Investigate the Monty Hall problem
Play the three-door game 100 times each way and show why switching wins two-thirds of the time.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- Free
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