"Find the probability of throwing three sixes twice in five throws of six dice."
I have spent the best part of the last hour trying to figure this out... Anyone know what to do?
Thanks in advance.
So in this situation, there are a fixed number of trials, 2 possible outcomes (six, or not a six), and the probability of rolling a six is 1/6. You should recognise this as a certain type of distribution, linked with probability
So in this situation, there are a fixed number of trials, 2 possible outcomes (six, or not a six), and the probability of rolling a six is 1/6. You should recognise this as a certain type of distribution, linked with probability
I think the problem is worded very confusingly. You are throwing six dice. You want exactly three of the six dice to land on a six. You are going to repeat this 5 times. What is the probability of this situation occurring twice?
I think the problem is worded very confusingly. You are throwing six dice. You want exactly three of the six dice to land on a six. You are going to repeat this 5 times. What is the probability of this situation occurring twice?
Okay..
So Let X be the probability of throwing three sixes..
Me too, I really should have done Mechanics or Decision Maths instead. I'm applying for an Econ/Maths degree so I had no choice
Which applied modules are you doing?
My favorite is pure or mechanics, I did A level last year and did M1 and S1, doing M2 S2 and D1 this year. I hate D1 with a burning passion, so I'm self teaching M3 to make life a bit easier. It's basically the same as A2 physics, so it's relatively simple haha! I'll have to learn the classical mechanics anyway, so might as well do it now
My favorite is pure or mechanics, I did A level last year and did M1 and S1, doing M2 S2 and D1 this year. I hate D1 with a burning passion, so I'm self teaching M3 to make life a bit easier. It's basically the same as A2 physics, so it's relatively simple haha! I'll have to learn the classical mechanics anyway, so might as well do it now
Haha I guess I could say the same, I did bits of Mechanics and found it much easier. However, there's no running from Statistics for me.. I have to do S2.
Oh really!? How would you go about comparing D1 with S2? Which of the two requires more effort and which seems harder to you?
What would you say is the hardest topic in S2? (Sorry to ask you all these questions, I'm currently doing a second run on my S2 book and want to be sure I know everything.)
Haha I guess I could say the same, I did bits of Mechanics and found it much easier. However, there's no running from Statistics for me.. I have to do S2.
Oh really!? How would you go about comparing D1 with S2? Which of the two requires more effort and which seems harder to you?
What would you say is the hardest topic in S2? (Sorry to ask you all these questions, I'm currently doing a second run on my S2 book and want to be sure I know everything.)
D1 is not 'maths', its about learning a process and repeating it in the exam. The actual algorithms and graph theory is very interesting and mathematical, but the way it's dumbed down for the module is insulting to the intricacies of it. I find D1 harder because I hate it and have no motivation to learn it. The hardest topic in S2 is probably either hypothesis testing or just those definition questions.