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This lesson idea is also available to download [[file:Efron's Dice Activity.doc]]
This lesson idea is also available to download [[file:Efron's Dice Activity.doc]]


<center>'''Efron’s Dice Lesson Ideas'''</center>
=Efron’s Dice Lesson Ideas=


'''Pedagogical rationale''': We are used to the idea of transitivity, where we can ascribe an order to events. Efron’s dice are non-transitive and probability methods that the pupils are familiar with can be used to explore how to play a game using them.
'''Pedagogical rationale''': We are used to the idea of transitivity, where we can ascribe an order to events. Efron’s dice are non-transitive and probability methods that the pupils are familiar with can be used to explore how to play a game using them.