Jessica Utts
University of California-Davis
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An In-Class Experiment to Estimate Binomial Probabilities part of CAUSE Teaching Methods:Testing Conjectures:Examples
This hands-on activity asks students to conduct a binomial experiment and calculate a confidence interval for the true probabiity. It is useful for involving students, and for having a discussion about the interpretation of confidence intervals and the role of sample size in estimation.