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R Code for Discrete Probability Example 1

prob <- rep(0,20) # probabilities for 20 repetitions with 10, 20,… ,200 trials
for(i in 1:20){
ntrial <- i*10
trial <- sample(1:6,size=ntrial,replace=T)
prob[i] <- length(trial[trial==4])/ntrial
?}
plot((1:20)*10,prob,type="o",
xlab="Number of Trials",ylab="Probabilities",
main="Simulation of Rolling a Four")
abline(1/6,0,col="red")