Sat 21 Jan, 2017 03:18 pm - I've figured out why my method won't work. I was calculating the P(at least one green|at least one red & blue & yellow) incorrectly. For N=4, I assumed that the color of the last... (view)
Fri 20 Jan, 2017 08:38 pm - sorry. its just been 25 yrs since my last statistics class but its still embarrassing that I can't answer my 7th grader's questions. I thought for sure I had this one but it clearly... (view)
Fri 20 Jan, 2017 02:40 pm - The homework was due this morning. At this point I'm just frustrated I couldn't work out the answer. I was fairly certain my method would work but clearly didn't because I... (view)
Fri 20 Jan, 2017 11:23 am - My 7th-grade daughter brought this problem home today and I'm having trouble figuring it out.
Each box contains a pen with one of four colors, equally likely. Each box is independent.... (view)