The Spin Button in Excel is a convenient feature for designing single attribute sampling plans and for viewing the approximation of Hypergeometric distributions by a Binomial distribution. Using the Spin Button is an excellent practical exercise for students to experiment with data and graphs associated with the data. The Spin Button feature can also be used to study the shape of any mathematical and statistical functions that have one or more parameters.
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