Probability resources and links

There is a show called "Let's Make A Deal." It's a game show and it is a really good example of the concept of Probability.

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.monty.hall.html


Review (on-line) of concepts taught so far:
http://www.brainpop.com/math/probability/basicprobability/preview.weml

(user name: classofmissr password: underhill)
or

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol6/intro_probability.html


An advanced lesson:
conditional probability
eg.
The probability that it is Friday and that a student is absent is 0.03.

Since there are 5 school days in a week, the probability that it is Friday is 1/5 (or 0.2).

What is the probability that a student is absent given that today is Friday?

Solution: The probability that a student is absent since today is Friday is.

P (absent + Friday) = 0.03
_______ ----
P (Friday) 0.2

= 0.15 or 15 %



http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol6/conditional.html