Random Variables | Against All Odds: Unit 20

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Annenberg Annenberg Learner statistics against all odds Pardis Sabeti odds probability math mathematics data collection inferential statistics chance behavior graph prediction variability visualizing data data set probability model uncertainty random variable Challenger space shuttle coin flip coin toss sample space possible outcome probability histogram probability distribution multiplication rule independent events complement rule possible outcomes astronaut
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Professional Development Mathematics
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Random Variables | Against All Odds: Unit 20

Discover how probability calculations on random variables can help predict failure outcomes in this 10-minute video from the Against All Odds statistics series. Host Pardis Sabeti examines the failure of the Challenger space shuttle and how probability may prevent future disasters. Students learn how to use the multiplication rule and the complement rule in probability calculations.
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PBS Learning Media

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