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Essential Questions:

The 'law of averages' asserts itself not by removing imbalances, but by swamping them. (Ian Stewart)

  • What is meant by this? How does this quote relate to the activities in this section?

  • What are the differences between Theoretical and Experimental Probabilities?

  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of each type of measure? 

  • When is one type used in preference to the other?

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