Probability Distributions

Grade 945 min

aligned to Nj Math Student Learning Standards: A-apr.c.5; S-cp.a.2,4; S-cp.b.6,7,9; S-ic.a.2; S-id.a.1-2; S-md.a.1,3;b.6,7

Learning Objective

I can define and display probability distributions for discrete random variables to model real-world scenarios or probability experiments.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Binomial Distribution EXPLAINED with Examples

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Practice

14 min

12 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œA baseball player has a batting average of 0.300. If they have 5 at-bats in a game, what is the probability they get exactly 2 hits? A coin is flipped 8 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 3 heads? A multiple-choice quiz has 10 questions, each with 4 possible answers. If a student guesses randomly on every question, what is the probability they get exactly 4 questions correct?”

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