Statistics and Probability

[matqkks]

There are lots of books on statistics and probability that contain examples such as throwing a die or the number of buses passing through a particular junction. However these are not examples that students find interesting or tangible in any way. Are there any resources that introduces statistics and probability in a more attractive and tangible way for 18 year olds?

[physics girl phd]

I use a die-based probability activity as a starting point for "nuclear decay" in the physics curriculum. You may want to check out the nuclear decay simulation on the Physics Education Technology site (http://phet.colorado.edu/). Nuclear decay is all about the probability that an atom will decay in a particular time frame... based on the lifetime.