3-Column PLINKO Simulation 

Run the PLINKO simulation program 4 times for each starting slot A, B, C, and random starting slot.  Enter 100 as your number of trials Record your data. 

Your data:  Starting Slot A.  Record the number corresponding to each ending slot.

Combine your data with the other students on your  row:

Your  row’s data:   Starting slot A.

Now combine your row’s data with the other class member’s data:  Organize by row. 

Class data:  Starting Slot A

Find the following experimental probabilities for each of the three stages:

P(A’ | A)~ ________         P(B’|A)~  _______           P(C’|A)~ __________                    

Compare your experimental probabilities with the theoretical probabilities: 

P(A’|A) ~ 0.375     P(B’|A)~ 0.5     P(C’|A) ~ 0.125

Your data:  Starting Slot B.  Record the number corresponding to each ending slot.

Combine your data with the other students on your  row:

 Your  row’s data:   Starting slot B.

Now combine your row’s data with the other class member’s data:  Organize by row. 

Class data:  Starting Slot B

Find the following experimental probabilities for each of the three stages:

P(A’ | B)~ ______            P(B’|B)~______           P(C’|B)~______                 

Compare your experimental probabilities with the theoretical probabilities: 

P(A’|B) ~ 0.25     P(B’|B) ~ 0.5     P(C’|B) ~ 0.25

Your data:  Starting Slot C.  Record the number corresponding to each ending slot.

	# of trials	A’	B’	C’
	100
	100
	100
	100
Totals	400

Combine your data with the other students on your  row:

Your  row’s data:   Starting slot C.

Now combine your row’s data with the other class member’s data:  Organize by row. 

Class data:  Starting Slot C

Find the following experimental probabilities for each of the three stages:

P(A’ | C)                   P(B’|C)                 P(C’|C)                   

Compare your experimental probabilities with the theoretical probabilities:

P(A’|C) ≈ 0.125     P(B’|C) ≈ 0.5     P(C’|C) ≈ 0.375

Your data:  Random Starting Slot.  Record the number corresponding to each ending slot.

Combine your data with the other students on your  row:

Your  row’s data:   Random Starting Slot.

Now combine your row’s data with the other class member’s data:  Organize by row.

Class data:  Random Starting Slot

Find the following experimental probabilities for each of the three stages:

P(A’)~______             P(B’)~______           P(C’)~______             

Compare your experimental probabilities with the theoretical probabilities: 

P(A’) ~ 0.25     P(B’) ~ 0.5     P(C’) ~ 0.375

Download a Word 2000 document here.