Just finished an animation segment for Art of the Problem which helps explain the concept of probability space and how it applies to dice. Great for anyone who hasn’t thought/heard of a probability space:
Thanks for your feedback. Are you a teacher? If so I’d love to hear how your class responds. Yes, I used “odds” in this case to attract attention of people interested in games.
You are correct though, I should label this Probability…
Brit Cruise 
September 29, 2011 at 4:22 pm
Cool!
December 15, 2011 at 4:20 am
This is great! But not the way odds are commonly defined (in the USA, at least). I think you meant probabilities.
Odds are generally defined as
(number of favorable outcomes) : (number of unfavorable outcomes).
So, if the odds of something are a:b, the probability will be a/(a+b).
Still, I will probably be showing this in my stats class.
December 15, 2011 at 4:35 am
Hey Alison!
Thanks for your feedback. Are you a teacher? If so I’d love to hear how your class responds. Yes, I used “odds” in this case to attract attention of people interested in games.
You are correct though, I should label this Probability…