Yenka Statistics is a colorful new modelling tool that lets you experiment with statistics and probability.
Features include 3D human characters and probability games
Create and import data
To start, enter data into tables, or import data files. Yenka can also generate randomized data or classic distributions for you, according to your instructions.
Alternatively, use the line-up to generate data with characteristics like age, shoe size and height. Edit each character individually - you could even model your own class.
Visualize averages & other measures
Click a measure (like mean, or a quartile) and it's highlighted on your graphs - and on the line-up.
Alternatively, click on characters in the line-up: they'll step forward, and their data are highlighted in each graph, chart and table.
With your charts, tables and statistics interlinked in this intuitive way, it's much easier to understand how they are related.
Easy-to-use graphs
Use stem and leaf diagrams, frequency and cumulative frequency polygons, histograms, bar or pie charts to show how your data is distributed.
Scatter graphs let you check correlations, interpolate or extrapolate, while box plots show the five-number summaries.
Add as many graphs as you want; they link automatically to data tables. They also update as soon as you edit data - modelling the effect of your changes.
Probability games
3D games are an involving way to study probability. Flip coins, roll dice or draw numbered balls from a lottery machine, or test your own probability problems - like pulling coloured socks from a drawer.
Each game has its own probability tree diagram. As you run the game, you'll see the number of times each outcome was reached plotted on the tree.
Study multiple events: roll two dice or flip three coins, and follow the tree diagram to see the probability for each combined outcome.
Load the dice
Click on the probability of one of the branches in your tree diagram, and you can change the probability - so you can load the dice in your favour!
Plot your results
Add a graph - for example, a pie chart or a bar graph - and compare what actually happened in your game with the theoretical probabilities.
Reasons to buy Yenka
- Free upgrades until 2012 - for any Yenka product you buy.
- No recurring subscription cost once you've purchased.
- Free home use - students and teachers at registered schools can get free home licences for all of our Yenka tools.
What has changed?
- It is not necessary to open a Yenka account and to use an activation key.
- We have taken away the teacher confirmation process (which made a lot of teachers give up).
- Students can download and activate the software themselves.
- Hobbyists and home-educators can also use Yenka at home for free.
How does it work? Follow these steps:
- Download the new Yenka plug-in from our website: http://www.yenka.com/downloads - Select "Home License" within the software.
- Enter your email address and occupation.
- Start using Yenka.
Only teachers may request home licences.
If you are another member of staff, you can make a request on behalf of a teacher - but you must use their details and email address.
The teacher will receive two activation keys:
- One for teachers at your school.
- Another for students at your school.
Now, there's "Instant" Yenka, a simplified way to access Yenka at home.
Yenka System Requirements
To get the best Yenka experience we suggest your computer has the following specification:
- Windows XP, Vista or later
- Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher
- 256MB RAM
- Graphics card with OpenGL support and up-to-date drivers. We recommend 32MB of graphics card memory.
- 16-bit soundcard optional.
Mac
The system requirements for running Yenka on an Apple Mac are:
OS X 10.4 or later
1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 or higher, or any Intel Mac
256MB RAM
A Teacher License lets a named teacher use a Yenka product on one computer at a time. The licence also allows the teacher's students to use that product on other computers, but only while the teacher is present. This is limited to 40 students at a time.
A Site License permits employees and students of a school to use a Yenka product on all computers located at a single postal address. For very large schools (more than 2000 students) or for remote teaching please contact us for prices.
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