Chapter 11

How do you conduct a simulation in statistics?

What do you need to be careful of when running a simulation (What can go wrong)?

How can you run a simulation in your calculator?

For the following examples, please describe how you would run the following simulation, and then actually run the simulation.

Problem 1
You are about to take the road test for your driver's license. You hear that only 40% of candidates pass the test the first time. Suppose 20 people go to take their road test in one day. Run a simulation to find the number of people that pass their road test that day.

Problem 2
Recall the hiring discrimination problem from day 1 of class.  We ran a simulation using red and white beads.  Run two different simulations for this situation.  (The details if you don't have the paper with you, was 25 people up for a certain job, 15 male, 10 female.  A lottery is done to choose 8 of the 25,  the results were that 6 females and 2 males are chosen.  Do we suspect the lottery was rigged?)

Problem 3
Describe an event that can be modeled by a simulation.  Plan and run the simulation.