Using simulation to resolve probability paradoxes

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This paper describes various classroom uses of simulation of random phenomena with a table of random digits. Examples are given to illustrate the mathematics of simulation, and its use in resolving a number of problems which cause difficulty for students. Simulation is shown to be useful, not only because of its ability to provide believable numerical answers, but also ‐‐ perhaps more importantly ‐‐ because successful simulation requires a full understanding of the problem to be solved.

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