edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.experiments
Class GaltonBoardExperiment

java.lang.Object
  extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable
      extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel
          extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Experiment
              extended by edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.experiments.GaltonBoardExperiment
All Implemented Interfaces:
IExperiment, IValueSettable, Pluginable, java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.awt.event.ItemListener, java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener, java.lang.Runnable, java.util.EventListener, java.util.Observer

public class GaltonBoardExperiment
extends Experiment

This class models the classical Galton board experiment, illustrating the binomial distribution


Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel
MultiplePartsPanel.SOCRToolBar
 
Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Experiment
showModelDistribution
 
Fields inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel
applet, fName, graphs, mainPane, recordTable, tables, toolbar2, toolbars
 
Constructor Summary
GaltonBoardExperiment()
          This method initializes the experiment, including the Galton board, random variable table and graph, and the toolbar
 
Method Summary
 void doExperiment()
          This method defines the experiment: n Bernoulli trials are performed and the the values of the random variable are computed
 void itemStateChanged(java.awt.event.ItemEvent event)
          This method handles the choice event, for selecting the random variable to display
 void reset()
          This method resets the experiment, including the Galton board, the record table, the random variable graph and table
 void setDistribution()
          This method sets the parameters of the distributions
 void update()
          This method updates the display, including the Galton board, the record table, the random variable graph and table
 void update(java.util.Observable o, java.lang.Object arg)
          This method handles the scroll events that adjust the number of trials and the probability of success
 
Methods inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Experiment
actionPerformed, getAppletInfo, getDisplayPane, getInstance, getName, getOnlineDescription, getResultTable, getStopChoice, getStopFreq, getTime, getUpdateChoice, graphUpdate, initialize, pasteData, resetUpdateCount, run, setShowModelDistribution, setStopFreq, setStopNow, step, stop
 
Methods inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel
addGraph, addTable, addTool, addTool2, addToolbar, format, getMainPanel, getRecordTable, getTextPanel, mouseClicked, mouseDragged, mouseEntered, mouseExited, mouseMoved, mousePressed, mouseReleased, play, removeToolbar, setApplet, setName
 
Methods inherited from class edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable
createComponentSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, createValueSetter, getComponentSetter, getComponentSetters, getValueSetter, getValueSetters
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Pluginable
setApplet
 

Constructor Detail

GaltonBoardExperiment

public GaltonBoardExperiment()
This method initializes the experiment, including the Galton board, random variable table and graph, and the toolbar

Method Detail

doExperiment

public void doExperiment()
This method defines the experiment: n Bernoulli trials are performed and the the values of the random variable are computed

Specified by:
doExperiment in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
doExperiment in class Experiment

reset

public void reset()
This method resets the experiment, including the Galton board, the record table, the random variable graph and table

Specified by:
reset in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
reset in class Experiment

update

public void update()
This method updates the display, including the Galton board, the record table, the random variable graph and table

Specified by:
update in interface IExperiment
Overrides:
update in class Experiment

update

public void update(java.util.Observable o,
                   java.lang.Object arg)
This method handles the scroll events that adjust the number of trials and the probability of success

Specified by:
update in interface java.util.Observer
Overrides:
update in class MultiplePartsPanel

itemStateChanged

public void itemStateChanged(java.awt.event.ItemEvent event)
This method handles the choice event, for selecting the random variable to display

Specified by:
itemStateChanged in interface java.awt.event.ItemListener
Overrides:
itemStateChanged in class Experiment

setDistribution

public void setDistribution()
This method sets the parameters of the distributions