edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.experiments
Class GaltonBoardExperiment

java.lang.Object
  edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.SOCRValueSettable
      edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.MultiplePartsPanel
          edu.ucla.stat.SOCR.core.Experiment
              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