Chapter 2: math, angle, and test operations, Getting started: coin flip – Texas Instruments TI-83 PLUS User Manual

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Chapter 2:
Math, Angle, and Test Operations

Getting Started: Coin Flip

Getting Started is a fast-paced introduction. Read the chapter for details.

Suppose you want to model flipping a fair coin 10 times. You want to track how
many of those 10 coin flips result in heads. You want to perform this simulation
40 times. With a fair coin, the probability of a coin flip resulting in heads is 0.5
and the probability of a coin flip resulting in tails is 0.5.

1. Begin on the home screen. Press



|

to

display the

MATH PRB

menu. Press

7

to select

7:randBin(

(random Binomial).

randBin(

is pasted

to the home screen. Press

10

to enter the

number of coin flips. Press

¢

. Press

Ë

5

to

enter the probability of heads. Press

¢

. Press

40

to enter the number of simulations. Press

¤

.

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