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written by Allan Rossman and Beth Chance
This applet demonstrates a machine dispensing Reese's Pieces. The Reese's Pieces are seperated into different colors. The user can change the sample size and the number of samples. The mean and standard deviation are displayed and a plot of the normal curve can also be shown.

This is part of a larger collection of applets on statistics from the California Poly San Luis Obispo.
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application/java
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© 2002 Allan Rossman and Beth Chance
Keywords:
mean, normal curve, standard deviation, statistics
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created September 7, 2008 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:
March 14, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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September 3, 2008
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AIP Format
A. Rossman and B. Chance, (2002), WWW Document, (http://www.rossmanchance.com/applets/Reeses/ReesesPieces.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
A. Rossman and B. Chance, Rossman/Chance Applet Collection: Reese's Pieces Samples (2002), <http://www.rossmanchance.com/applets/Reeses/ReesesPieces.html>.
APA Format
Rossman, A., & Chance, B. (2008, September 3). Rossman/Chance Applet Collection: Reese's Pieces Samples. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from http://www.rossmanchance.com/applets/Reeses/ReesesPieces.html
Chicago Format
Rossman, Allan, and Beth Chance. Rossman/Chance Applet Collection: Reese's Pieces Samples. September 3, 2008. http://www.rossmanchance.com/applets/Reeses/ReesesPieces.html (accessed 12 November 2024).
MLA Format
Rossman, Allan, and Beth Chance. Rossman/Chance Applet Collection: Reese's Pieces Samples. 2002. 3 Sep. 2008. 12 Nov. 2024 <http://www.rossmanchance.com/applets/Reeses/ReesesPieces.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Allan Rossman and Beth Chance", Title = {Rossman/Chance Applet Collection: Reese's Pieces Samples}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {12 November 2024}, Month = {September 3, 2008}, Year = {2002} }
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