Operation Manual

TI-83 Plus Math, Angle, and Test Operations 61
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
¤
.