User manual TEXAS INSTRUMENTS PROBABILITY SIMULATION

[. . . ] Probability Simulation User' Manual s Documentation of features and usage for Probability Simulation Copyright © 2000 Corey Taylor and Rusty Wagner 1 Table of Contents 1. General Setup Coin Section Dice Section Marbles Section Spinner Section Cards Section Random Number Section Advanced Options 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 2 1. General Setup 1. 1 Installation Probability Simulation is a FLASH application for the TI-83 Plus calculator and is not installed in the same way as a regular program. To install this application, the file ProbSim. hex must be placed in the FLASH (or Archive) memory of your calculator. This can be easily done with the TI-Graph Link Software for the TI-83 Plus calculator. [. . . ] The GRPH section will show updated graphs of the trial data. When you are finished with the trials, you can go to the GRPH section and use the left/right arrow keys to select the columns. According to the setting data, either the frequency or ratio information will be shown above the graph. The selected column can be identified by a shading effect. Exporting data lists By using the data screen, the user can export data from a simulation into lists on the calculator to enable further exploration of the data. The data screen shows which lists the data will be exported into, but is not editable. In this section, the ` TOSS'list will contain the toss number, ` , ` , C1' C2' and ` C3'contain the results for each coin (0 for tails and 1 for heads), and ` TOT'contains the total number of heads for each trial. If there was only one coin used in the simulation, the ` TOT'list is replaced by ` CUM' , which holds the cumulative number of heads up to that specific trial. 2. 3 3 Dice Section 3. 1 Setting up the simulation This section has basically the same settings as the coin section. The only main difference is the Sides setting. This can be 6, 8, 10, 12, or 20, and defines how many sides each dice will have. Corresponding types of dice are used in the animation for each of those available. Use of the section This section is used almost the exact same way as the coin section. The main exception to this is that the total sum of the rolled dice is counted when multiple dice are used. The graph and data usage is the same, along with how to perform the trials. When a multi-sided dice is used where there are too many possible totals to fit on one screen, arrows will appear to inform you that more graph bars exist than can be seen. By using the arrow keys at the edges of the visible part of the graph, you can scroll to the other bars. 3. 2 5 3. 3 Exporting data lists The data screen allows the user to export the trial data into lists. In this section, the ` ROLL'list will contain the trial number, ` , ` , and D1' D2' ` D3'contain the results for each die, and ` SUM'contains the sum of the numbers on each die. 4 Marbles Section 4. 1 Setting up the simulation This section has basically the same settings as the dice section. The only main difference is the Marble Types setting. This can be 2, 3, 4 or 5, and defines the number of separate types of marbles there will be. Corresponding types of marbles are used in the animation for each of those available. 4. 1. 2 Replace When this is set to yes, each tile is replaced after it is drawn and counted. If this is set to no, the marble is removed when it is drawn. [. . . ] 6. 1. 1 Decks This is set at 1 for default. This means that for multiple decks, more than one copy of a card will exist to choose. 6. 1. 2 Replace When this is set to yes, each card is replaced after it is drawn and counted. If this is set to no, the card is removed when it is drawn. [. . . ]