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Normal Dice Distribution

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About This MicroSim

This interactive simulation demonstrates the probability distribution of rolling a single six-sided die. As more rolls accumulate, students can observe how the distribution approaches a uniform distribution with equal probability (1/6) for each outcome.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand uniform probability distribution
  • Observe how empirical results approach theoretical probability with more trials
  • Compare discrete uniform distribution to other distributions

References

  1. Probability Distributions - Wikipedia - Overview of probability distributions
  2. p5.js Reference - p5.js Documentation - JavaScript library used to build this interactive simulation