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Average Die Roll Outcome<br />

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The average value of a die that is repeatedly tossed will be 3.5. If we were to conduct a<br />

simulation we would probably see someth<strong>in</strong>g similar as <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>troductory section of this<br />

chapter:<br />

6<br />

Average Die Roll Outcome<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140<br />

Number of Times Die Has Been Tossed<br />

As time passes, we see that the average roll becomes more stable and seems to e approach<strong>in</strong>g<br />

3.5, as we have shown mathematically.<br />

Example 4: In hopes of understand<strong>in</strong>g the directions <strong>in</strong> which married couples are naturally<br />

<strong>in</strong>cl<strong>in</strong>ed to walk at an outdoor mall <strong>in</strong> Arizona, a market<strong>in</strong>g group conducts a study. It is the<br />

experience of the mall that men and women tend to walk <strong>in</strong> different directions once they<br />

park (and catch<strong>in</strong>g up later). The first question is how many <strong>in</strong>dividuals with<strong>in</strong> a couple can<br />

they expect to start their walk through a street that has one or more cloth<strong>in</strong>g stores<br />

<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Decision</strong>-<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess © Milos Podmanik Page 140

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