**Can You Beat Randomness: The Lottery Game

http://polymer.bu.edu/java/java/winning/WinningStreak.html

This is the description and instructions for the Can You Beat Randomness?- The Lottery Game applet. It is a simulation of flipping coins. Students are asked to make conjectures about randomness and how certain strategies affect randomness. It strives to show the "growth of order out of randomness."

Resource Type	Simulation (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Lecture/Presentation (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Drill and Practice (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Tutorial (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	Java Applet
Audience	College --Undergrad Upper Division College --Undergrad Lower Division High School
Source	http://polymer.bu.edu/java/
Email Address	trunfio@bu.edu
Date Of Record Creation	2004-12-14 12:40:07
Date Of Record Release	2005-05-13 17:19:41
Date Last Modified	2012-07-05 16:47:24
Statistical Topic	Probability -- Elementary Probability
Material Type	Lecture Examples Laboratories Out-of-class Curriculum
Author's Name	Paul Trunfio, Gary McGath
Author's Organization	Center for Polymer Studies
Technical Requirements	Java-enabled browser
Source Code Available	No
Intended User Role	Learner Teacher
Application Area	Mathematics
Copyrights	No
Cost involved with use	Free to all
Math Level	Non-symbolic math

Date Record Checked: 2004-12-14 00:00:00

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**Can You Beat Randomness: The Lottery Game