Probability: What is meant by....

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<p>…compare the results? I need help with part (c).</p>

<li>(a) Roll a single die 50 times, recording the result of each throw of the die. Use the result to approximate the probability of throwing a three.</li>
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<p>So I did this experiment and found out that P(3) = 10/50 = 1/5 using the results of my throw.</p>

<p>(b) Roll a single die 100 times, recording the result of each throw of the die. Use the result to approximate the probability of throwing a three.</p>

<p>Again, I repeated the experiement and found that P(3) = 14/100 = 7/10.</p>

<p>(c) Compare the results of (a) and (b) to the classical probability of rolling a three.</p>

<p>I understand that the classical probability of rolling a three is P(3) = 1/6. But I don’t understand what the question means when it says to “compare the results.” Can anyone tell me what to do/write?</p>

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<p>Its just saying when I did 50 rolls, I was off by this much percent or whatever. Then as I increased the samples size, I started coming closer to the actual value. (if you actually did). Its just asking you to state that larger samples should get you closer to the actual value.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your fast reply. This is due at 4:00 pm today.</p>

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<p>FYI 14/100 isn’t 7/10. Was probably just a typo but if not it will mess up your results.</p>

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<p>Yeah it was a typo. I wrote 7/50 = 14% on paper.</p>