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Random Birthday Applet - Demonstration   COURSE_COMMUNITIES_JAVA_ID


Course Topic(s): Probability | Basic Probability, basic rules | Combinatorics | Famous Problems, birthday

A nice grid form of calendar that illustrates matching birthdays. A drop-down and limited range of choice for the number of birthdays is given. Animation of the birthdays randomly generated can be shown. Matching birthdays are highlighted. This applet is demonstrates what is meant by matching birthdays. No solution, no calculations, and no mathematics are included.

Resource URL: http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~susan/surprise/Birthday.html


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Subject classification(s): Elementary Probability | Probability | Statistics and Probability

Creator(s): Susan Holmes

Contributor(s): Susan Holmes

This resource was cataloged by Carolyn Cuff

Publisher:
Stanford University

This review was published on October 10, 2012

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