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ERIC Number: EJ377974
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Rencontres Reencountered.
David, Karl
College Mathematics Journal, v19 n2 p139-48 Mar 1988
A discussion of the classic probability hat check problem. The paper shows how the hat check problem can be viewed as a problem about enumerating certain members of the symmetric group of permutations on n symbols, with an ensuing generalization. (PK)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Prediction, Probability, Problem Solving, Statistics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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