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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the law of large numbers mean?The more you try, the more likely you are to get what you want.No matter how many times you try, the probability remains the same.Trying harder is a good idea.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Law of Large Numbers deals with what?Running for a long time.Probability.Geometry shapes.Algebraic Equations.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for someone who doesn't understand the Law of Large Numbers?You thought wrong.Hanger's run time.Facade of probability.Gambler's fallacy.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIf you flip a coin 40 times and get heads every time. What is the likelihood of flipping a tails the 41st time?1/4140/411/2
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIf you roll to dice, what is the likelihood that you will roll two numbers that are the same?1/62/361/361/12
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIf you have a color wheel and there are four colors, what is the likelihood you will spin the color you want?412/31/4
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIf you are spinning a color wheel with seven colors on it and you have 100 spins to get a red. After 99 spins you have gotten every color but red. What is the chance you will spin a red on the 100th spin?11/1006/71/7
- 8. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: The more you roll a die, the more likely you are to get a higher number.True.False.Beat PasadenaBeat Rayburn
- 9. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: If you roll a die 12 times and never get a six, the 13th roll is more likely to be a six.True.False.Beat RayburnBeat Memorial
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIf you are stranded on a desert and you can't get off until you roll a six on a die, how many rolls will you ask for?6136Infinite
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe experimental probability and theoretical probability are identical.YesNoSometimesBeat Pasadena
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAs the number of trials increases the experimental probability approaches the theoretical probability.YesNoSometimesBeat SoHo
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe ratio of tails after 2,000,000 flips with be closer to .5 than 1,000,000 flips.YesNoMaybeBeat Rayburn
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHurricane Harvey was said to be a 1,000 year storm. Are we safe from this type of storm for the rest of our lives?YesNoBeat RayburnBeat SoHo
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA statistician calculates the probability of an event in an experiment. After a dozen trials of the experiment, the statistician finds that the theoretical probability and the experimental probability differ. What is the likely reason for this?The statistician hasn't completed enough trials of the experiment.The statistician made an error in their calculations.The statistician made an error in constructing their experiment.The statistician has completed too many trials of the experiment.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe law of large numbers shows a relationship between the theoretical probability and the _____.rational probabilityexperimental probabilityexponential probabilitysample size
- 17. Multiple ChoiceYou want to win a 'Guess the Number of Jelly Beans in the Jar' contest. About how many guesses would you like to be allowed in order to maximize your chances of winning?10101000
- 18. Multiple ChoiceYou toss a coin 100 times, and it lands on heads every time. What is the probability it will land on tails the 101st toss?1/1011/1001/21/5
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSuppose we have ten cubes in a bag, 5 red and 5 blue. How may times would you expect pick a red cube in 10 picks if you replaced the cube after each pick?1057Cannot determine
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA family has 7 children, all girls, and they really want a boy. Some people think they should try again because the “law of averages" is going to kick in and the chance that they will have boy is really high while other people think this particular family has the same chance (50%) of having an 8th girl. Who is right?"Law of Averages" group50% GroupNeitherBoth
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