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don steward
mathematics teaching 10 ~ 16

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

quirky dice

a ppt is here

there are several examples of three or more non-transitive dice

















in the long run,
A beats B
B beats C
but A doesn't beat C...

links with Condorcet's paradox

and like 'rock - paper - scissors'

students can consider long term outcomes by entering 'A' or 'B' etc. in the sample space diagrams
 there are several other varieties...

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