Engaging Probability Students in Playing and Analysing a Simple Card Game |
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Authors: | Robert J Quinn Tom S Ball Zhixia You |
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Institution: | University of Nevada, Reno, USA. e-mail: quinn@unr.edu |
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Abstract: | We present a simple card game whose payout depends on a player's strategy, as well as on chance. Solutions require the use of conditional analysis and the computation of expected values. |
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Keywords: | Teaching Probability Problem solving Pinochle |
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