Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics Project Information Introduction Credits Rights and Permissions Expository Material Foundations Probability Spaces Distributions Expected Value Special Distributions Random Samples Point Estimation Set Estimation Hypothesis Testing Geometric Models Bernoulli Trials Finite Sampling Models Games of Chance The Poisson Process Renewal Processes Markov Chains Interacting Particle Systems Ancillary Materials Applets Data Sets Biographical Sketches Distribution Tables Object Library Devices Distributions Experiments Support and Navigation Contents Keywords Feedback External Resources Welcome! The goal of this project is to provide free, high quality, interactive, web-based resources for students and teachers of probability and statistics. Basically, our project consists of an integrated set of components that includes expository text, applets, data sets, biographical sketches, and an object library. Please read the Introduction for more information about the content, structure, mathematical prerequisites, and organization of the project. Technologies and Browser Requirements This site uses a number of advanced (but open and standard) technologies, including the Mathematics Markup Language (MathML), for portable and notationally correct mathematical expressions, and Java for the applets. See the Introduction for more information about the technologies used. To use this project, you will need the Mozilla Firefox browser, either Version 2.x with the Mathematica fonts installed, or Version 3.x with the STIX fonts installed (preferred). You will also need the Java plug-in (version 1.5 or later) and JavaScript enabled.. Firefox is currently the only browser that supports all of the open standards needed for our project. Click on the appropriate links, or on the icons below, to install or update your browser and to install the plug-ins. Support and Partnerships This project was partially supported by a two grants from the Course and Curriculum Development Program of the National Science Foundation (award numbers DUE-9652870 and DUE-0089377). This project is also partially supported by the University of Alabama in Huntsville . This project is a partner in the Mathematics Digital Library (MathDL), which is part of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) and is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Mathematical Association of America . Please see the support and credits page for additional information. Quote Mathematics ... is indispensable as an intellectual technique. In many subjects, to think at all is to think like a mathematician. -- Robert M. Hutchins , The Learning Society