Research Article

Dynamic Decision Making and Race Games

Table 2

Aggregate survey data: knowledge base questions.

Response rate: 0.97; correct answers are starred

(i) How many classes (post high school) have you taken in which you have learned some statistics and/or probability theory?
None One Two Three Four or more
0.04 0.15 0.41 0.29 0.11
(ii) What is the probability of not rolling a 1 using one die?
1/2 2/3 3/4 4/5 5/6 *
0.02 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.95
(iii) What is the probability of not rolling any 1s using two dice?
1/2 7/12 2/3 25/36 * 5/6
0.05 0.10 0.13 0.39 0.33
(iv) If you rolled a 1 during your last turn, how would that affect the probability that you will roll a one during your current turn?
More likely to roll a “1” Has no effect on the current turn * Less likely to roll a “1”
0.19 0.78 0.03