A group of students are rolling a six-sided number cube. The table shows the resulting probability of each outcome for each student.
Person
1
2
3
4
5
6
Naomi
5%
25%
10%
40%
5%
15%
Leila
17%
11%
15%
18%
12%
18%
Chase
17%
25%
10%
8%
30%
10%
Doug
15%
10%
15%
10%
40%
10%
Which student’s experimental probability is the MOST consistent with the theoretical probability of rolling a six-sided number cube?
A
Naomi
B
Leila
C
Chase
D
Doug
3 answers
The probability of any number is 1/6 = about .18. Which person is closest to that?
1/6 = 0.166666 or about 16% for each possible outcome
How much does each differ from 16% ?
square differences from 16 and add and compare.
Just looking I bet it is Leila.
How much does each differ from 16% ?
square differences from 16 and add and compare.
Just looking I bet it is Leila.
Which student’s experimental probability is the MOST consistent with the theoretical probability of rolling a six-sided number cube?