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Web Resources for

Unless otherwise noted, all of the following are PDF files (optimized for printing).

A.  The Paper and Poster session from JSM 2004:

 1.  Copy of paper as submitted to Proceedings
 2.  Handout showing posters used at JSM 2004
 3.  Power Point presentation including posters (PPT file)

B.  Details for Projects Suggested in Section 9 of the Paper:

 1.  Project 1: Number of Aces in a Poker Hand
 2.  Project 2: Number of Faces Seen in n Rolls of a Die
 3.  Project 3: Permuting Numbered Books, Number in Correct Location

C.  R-Code from the Paper (all HTM files):

 1.  Display 2: R-Code for Figure 1 of Paper
 2.  Display 3: R-Code for Figure 2, Histogram of Number of Matches
 3.  Display 4: R-Code to Simulate Nonuniform Case
 4.  Display 5: R-Code for Figure 4, Extreme Departures from Uniform

D.  Related Instructional Materials:

 1.  A Tutorial: Some Fundamentals of R
 2.  Simulating Aces in a Poker Hand (briefer than Item 4, exercises)
 3.  Birthday Problem (1-page class handout)
 4.  CSUH Presentation (briefer than Item 3, big type PDF)
 5.  STATS Magazine article, Spring 2005

Bruce E. Trumbo, June 2005