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Winning Big Money
McCue, Camille
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v14 n6 p330 Feb 2009
The television show Deal or No Deal and an Excel spreadsheet help students see how understanding probability and mean--and the concept of expected value (EV)--can lead to game show wins.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Probability, Spreadsheets, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts
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Education Level: Middle Schools
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