Question
Maggie had a small bag of peanut M&M's. She placed the color and amounts in a table.
If Maggie pulled one M&M out of the package ten times, replacing it each time, why was her experimental probability different than her theoretical?
Responses
A Maggie counted her total M&M's incorrectly. Maggie counted her total M&M's incorrectly.
B Maggie set up her experiment incorrectly.Maggie set up her experiment incorrectly.
C Maggie needs to remember the more frequently she performs her experiment the closer she will get to the theoretical. Maggie needs to remember the more frequently she performs her experiment the closer she will get to the theoretical.
D Maggie did not correctly calculate the theoretical.
If Maggie pulled one M&M out of the package ten times, replacing it each time, why was her experimental probability different than her theoretical?
Responses
A Maggie counted her total M&M's incorrectly. Maggie counted her total M&M's incorrectly.
B Maggie set up her experiment incorrectly.Maggie set up her experiment incorrectly.
C Maggie needs to remember the more frequently she performs her experiment the closer she will get to the theoretical. Maggie needs to remember the more frequently she performs her experiment the closer she will get to the theoretical.
D Maggie did not correctly calculate the theoretical.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
C Maggie needs to remember the more frequently she performs her experiment the closer she will get to the theoretical.
In experimental probability, the results can vary due to the small sample size (in this case, only pulling an M&M ten times). As Maggie increases the number of trials, her experimental results are likely to converge closer to the theoretical probabilities.
C Maggie needs to remember the more frequently she performs her experiment the closer she will get to the theoretical.
In experimental probability, the results can vary due to the small sample size (in this case, only pulling an M&M ten times). As Maggie increases the number of trials, her experimental results are likely to converge closer to the theoretical probabilities.