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DINOSAURS, DINOSAUR EGGS, AND PROBABILITY.

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Author(s): Teppo, Anne R.; Hodgson, Ted
Source:
Mathematics Teacher. Feb2001, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p86. 7p. 2 Color Photographs, 5 Diagrams, 1 Graph.

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- Subject Terms:
  MATHEMATICS education; DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory); STATISTICS education; STATISTICS
- Abstract:
  Presents an activity which employs a simulation and the concept of distribution to solve a statistical problem on paleontological research. Analysis of the problem on paired arrangement of dinosaur eggs; How to apply the dinosaur-egg problem in the classroom; Significance of the activity in the teaching of mathematics.

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