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=**Amateur Meteorologist**=


 * Download this file: [[file:Amateur Meteorologist.docx]]**


 * ...and this file: [[file:Amateur Meteorologist.xlsx]]**


 * These videos should help:**

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 * 1 - The problem we are simulating**

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 * 2 - Type in the days of the week and the number of simulations**

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 * 3 - The random function: =rand**

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 * 4 - Copy the function across the row**

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 * 5 - Copy the row to fill out the columns**

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 * 6 - Hold "Ctrl" to select all numbers less than the probability we are testing (0.36). Those correspond to "days of rain".**

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 * 7 - Use the paint bucket to highlight the selected cells.**

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 * 8 - An important thing to remember...**


 * Out of my ten simulations, I only had one that had at least four "days of rain". For me, the probability that we would get at least four days of rain was 0.10. That can also be written as a 10% chance. What did you get?**