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Table 3 – Comparison of Observed vs Theoretical Results
Sum on two dice |
Observed (Empirical) Relative Frequency |
Theoretical Probability (Relative Frequency) |
Difference Observed - Theoretical |
2 |
0.01 |
0.028 |
-0.018 |
3 |
0.04 |
0.056 |
-0.016 |
4 |
0.08 |
0.083 |
-0.003 |
5 |
0.13 |
0.111 |
0.019 |
6 |
0.09 |
0.139 |
-0.049 |
7 |
0.14 |
0.167 |
-0.027 |
8 |
0.21 |
0.139 |
0.071 |
9 |
0.14 |
0.111 |
0.029 |
10 |
0.14 |
0.083 |
0.057 |
11 |
0.01 |
0.056 |
-0.046 |
12 |
0.01 |
0.028 |
-0.018 |
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- Compare the observed relative frequencies to the theoretical probabilities. In a few sentences describe what you see. (Things to discuss: are the observed values close to the theoretical ones or not – where are they close and where not – do they follow a similar pattern – did you expect a better fit or a worse fit or this about what you expected to see? Is there anything else important that you see?)
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