Roll the Dice: Teaching Expected Value Using Randomly Assigned Grades

Teaching Suffolk County Community CollegeIn this lesson, students are taught the concept of expected value.Two example problems are provided to teach the concept of expected value.Students are then given the chance to analyze whether to accept a randomly assigned grade.Finally, expected value is used to determine when to enter the Powerball lottery.

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Journal of Economics Teaching
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2024-10-03
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https://doi.org/10.58311/jeconteach/09221e3e7465eaf71beb45321772ee49af60e0c7
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Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
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Roll the Dice: Teaching Expected Value Using Randomly Assigned Grades

Tom Flesher
Journal of Economics Teaching
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
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Roll the Dice: Teaching Expected Value Using Randomly Assigned Grades

Tom Flesher
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Teaching Suffolk County Community CollegeIn this lesson, students are taught the concept of expected value.Two example problems are provided to teach the concept of expected value.Students are then given the chance to analyze whether to accept a randomly assigned grade.Finally, expected value is used to determine when to enter the Powerball lottery.

Journal of Economics Teaching
Suffolk County Community College (US)
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 76%
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
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