Just a note. The distribution being created here is the Binomial distribution. It just so happens that because of the central limit theorem, you can approximate it with the Gaussian distribution. For a low number of samples (n<20), this approximation will degrade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_distribution#Normal_ap...

This came out of me needing an excuse to write some Clojure, and wanting to model a simple coin-tossing game. What started as a guide to Clojure for busy programmers probably makes a right-sized holiday hacking project.

I just read through this at work (Slow day before Holidays). Very nice. I've also been going through The Joy of Clojure as a beginner book to lisp and small projects like this are very helpful. I learn the same way. If something seems daunting or if something seems trivial, I am not as motivated. There is a good balance that I have to find.

The tutorial looks lovely but... if you have good a relationship with your family or have close friends, wouldn't it be better to spend time with them rather than learning Clojure these holidays? There will be plenty of time for Clojure the rest of the year, but this is a special occasion.

Thanks for this. It's hard to find good examples that are so thoroughly explained and aren't trivial.