Project Title
Tax Examination
Author
David Graser, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ (David_Graser@yc.edu)
Abstract
This project helps students to examine how the likelihood of having a tax return examined is influenced by whether the taxpayer requests a refund or not. This is one of the last projects I use in Finite Math so students are expected to attack the problem with a limited number of scaffolding resources.
Project Content
Scaffolding Resources
Handout: Baye’s Theorem Example – DOC | PDF
Handout: Baye’s Rule and Medical Testing– DOC | PDF
Notes
Interpreting which probabilities the numbers correspond to is the most challenging aspect of this project.