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Print and Online Sources for Data Analysis Project
1. Print Sources:
Any almanac or encyclopedia
Examples:
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009 by World Almanac Books and C. Alan
Joyce
World Book Encyclopedia
Books about gambling, casino games etc:
Casino Games: Everything You Need to Know ... - by A. D. Livingston, Anna Southgate
The experts' guide to casino games: expert ... - by Walter Thomason - 249 pages
Powerful Profits from Casino Table Games by Victor H. Royer
Legalized Gambling: For and Against - by Rod L Evans, Mark Hance - 482 pages
Jokers Wild: Legalized Gambling in the Twenty ... - by Thomas Barker, Marjie Britz -
232 pages
Legalized Casino Gaming in the United States ... - by Cathy HC Hsu - 300 pages
Online Sources
Statistics:
National Transportation Statistics
http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/
It presents statistics on the U.S. transportation system, including its safety record.
State Lotteries
Note: Try using a search engine and search for the official website of the state lottery for
the states that I did not include here.
1. Maryland Lottery: http://www.mdlottery.com/
2. Washington DC Lottery: http://www.dclottery.com/
3. Virginia Lottery: http://www.valottery.com/
4. California Lottery: http://www.calottery.com/default.htm
5. New York Lottery: http://www.nylottery.org/index.php
2. 6. New Jersey Lottery: http://www.state.nj.us/lottery/home.shtml
7. Texas Lottery: http://www.txlottery.org/export/sites/default/index.html
8. Delaware Lottery: http://lottery.state.de.us/
9. Pennsylvania Lottery http://www.palottery.state.pa.us/
10. Michigan Lottery http://www.michigan.gov/lottery
Here’s a good website about lottery and gambling http://spgfoundation.org/facts.htm
Games of Chance
Try using the electronic version of an encyclopedia or almanac for accurate information.
Access the Encyclopedia Britannica or World Book Encyclopedia in the school library or
any public library.
1. PG County Public Library: http://www.pgcmls.info/
2. DC Public Library: http://www.dclibrary.org/
3. Elizabeth Seton High School Library: http://www.setonhs.org/page.cfm?p=447
Here’s a good website that I found that could be of help as well.
1. http://www.casinogames.org/
Note: This site explains the rules and probabilities of the different casino games.