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From the tool guide: common questions about Plinko Probability: Galton Board
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What is a Galton board?
A board with rows of pegs where balls bounce left or right at random, showing the binomial distribution.
From the tool guide Ask a follow-upWhy does a bell curve appear?
There are many more ways to reach the middle bins than the edge bins.
From the tool guide Ask a follow-upKey ideas
- Each peg is a 50/50 (or biased) choice.
- Many random choices make a bell curve.
- Mean = rows × probability.
- More balls match the theory curve better.
Things to try
- Drop 50 balls at once.
- Bias the chance to 0.8.
- Add more rows.
Where this is used
The same maths underlies polling, quality control, insurance and the spread of test scores.
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