UMass Amherst: Statistics Education Research Group

Model 1

Model 1 is a limited-distribution extension to TinkerPlots that incorporates new features for the Model Chance, Data Modeling, and TinkerZeum projects. This is preliminary, alpha test software, for use only by project collaborators at this time.

Users of Model 1 should have a copy of TinkerPlots 1.0 which contains help and movie files which describe the TinkerPlots program.

The following documents describe new and changed features.

Movie: Building multiple sampling devices by Cliff Konold — last modified 2006-12-20
A QuickTime movie showing how to build probability simulations that use multiple mixers and/or spinners.

Movie: Intro to Sampler by Slash — last modified 2006-12-20
A QuickTime movie that gives a quick introduction to the Sampler capability in TinkerPlots and demonstrates basic Sampler functions. The interface is now a little out-of-date, but otherwise this is a good place to start.

Movie: Collecting Measures by Slash — last modified 2006-11-07
A quicktime movie help file that demonstrates how to collect and analyze history measures of Sampler data.

Movie: Measures Tool Demo by Craig Miller — last modified 2006-11-13
A short quicktime movie demonstrating the Measures Tool, which measures distances between objects in the Plot. This is a 1st draft.

User's Guide PDF and DOC by Slash — last modified 2006-11-07
Probability Simulation in TinkerPlots User’s Guide Model 1 Prototype Alpha 27 Build October 17, 2006

History of Changes by Craig Miller
A chronological list of detailed changes to the program, by version number and date.

TinkerPlots 1.0 Help are now available online.

TinkerPlots 1.0 Movies are also available.

Sample Documents for Model 1*

Download the Model 1 Software*

*requires password