Dice

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Uri_dolphin3 Uri Wilensky (Author)
Dor Abrahamson (Author)

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Tagged by Reuven M. Lerner over 11 years ago

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globals [
  instructions                          ; the user instructions that appear in the monitor on the top left
  
  abort-pick-dice?                      ; Boolean to preempt run-time error
  
  count-steps                           ; counts the number of outcomes in the current sample
  #combi-successes-per-sample-list      ; list of outcomes per sample that were exactly like
                                        ; the original combination
  #permis-successes-per-sample-list     ; list of outcomes per sample that are the original combination
                                        ; or its permutation
  samples-counter                       ; how many sample have elapsed in an experiment
  count-combi-successes                 ; counts up hits under the combi condition
  count-permis-successes                ; counts up hits under the permutation condition
  mean-combi-per-sample                 ; mean number of same-order outcomes per sample
  mean-permis-per-sample                ; mean number of either-order outcomes per sample  
]

breed [ user-dice user-die ]            ; dice that the user chooses
breed [ model-dice model-die ]          ; dice that the model chooses

to startup
  initialize
  set instructions "Hi! Please read the Info tab to learn about this model, or just press Setup."
end 

to initialize
  clear-all
  ask patches [ set pcolor green - 2 ]
  set abort-pick-dice? false
  set #combi-successes-per-sample-list []
  set #permis-successes-per-sample-list []
end 

to setup
  initialize
  set-default-shape turtles "1"

  ; distribute the dice evenly along the x axis  
  let spacing ((max-pxcor - min-pxcor) / 3)
  foreach n-values 2 [ min-pxcor + (? + 1) * spacing ] [
    create-user-dice 1 [
      set size spacing
      set ycor max-pycor / 2 ; middle of top half
      set xcor ?
      set color white
      set heading 0
      hatch-model-dice 1 [
        ; for each user die, we create a model dice in the bottom half of the view
        set ycor pycor * -1
        set hidden? true
      ]
    ]
  ]
  
  set instructions "OK. Now press [Pick Values] to set the combination of dice faces."
  reset-ticks
end 

to pick-values
  if abort-pick-dice? [ stop ]
  set instructions (word 
    "Click on the dice to create your combination. "
    "It goes from 1 to 6 and over again. "
    "Next, unpress [Pick Values].")
  display
  assign-face
end 

; Convert any number to a shape from "1" to "6"
; (See info tab for explanations.)

to-report shape-for [ value ]
  let face-value (value - 1) mod 6 + 1
  report (word face-value)
end 

; Every time you click on a die face, the procedure identifies the die's current face value,
; adds 1 to it, and assigns the corresponding new shape to the die.

to assign-face
  if mouse-down? [
    ask min-one-of user-dice [ distancexy mouse-xcor mouse-ycor ] [
      repeat 2 [ rt 45 display ] ; for visual effect!
      set shape shape-for (read-from-string shape + 1)
      repeat 2 [ rt 45 display ] ; for visual effect!
    ]
  ]
end 

; procedure for generating random dice and searching for matches with the dice you picked

to search
  if samples-counter = total-samples [ stop ]
  
  ; managing the user-code interface
  set abort-pick-dice? true
  set instructions (word 
    "The program guesses combinations randomly and tracks "
    "the number of times it discovers the dice you picked.")
  
  ask model-dice [
    set shape shape-for (random 6 + 1)
    show-turtle
  ]
  
  if single-success? [ display ] ; this would slow down the model too much in the global search
  
  ; Make lists of user dice shapes and model dice shapes, ordered from left to right
  let user-dice-shapes  map [ [ shape ] of ? ] sort-on [ xcor ] user-dice
  let model-dice-shapes map [ [ shape ] of ? ] sort-on [ xcor ] model-dice
  
  let combination-found? (model-dice-shapes = user-dice-shapes)
  let permutation-found? (sort model-dice-shapes = sort user-dice-shapes)
  
  set count-steps count-steps + 1
  
  if combination-found? [ set count-combi-successes count-combi-successes + 1 ]  
  if permutation-found? [ set count-permis-successes count-permis-successes + 1 ]
  
  ; for 'single-success?' true, we want the program to stop after matching dice were found
  if single-success? [
    let message ""
    
    if permutation-found? and member? analysis-type ["Permutations" "Both"] [
      set message congratulate-permi
    ]
    if combination-found? and member? analysis-type ["Combination" "Both"] [
      set message congratulate-combi ; overwrites the "permutation" message, which is all right
    ]
    if not empty? message [
      set instructions message
      little-setup
      stop
    ]
  ]
  
  if count-steps = sample-size [ 
    set samples-counter samples-counter + 1
    set #combi-successes-per-sample-list fput count-combi-successes #combi-successes-per-sample-list
    set #permis-successes-per-sample-list fput count-permis-successes #permis-successes-per-sample-list
    tick
  ]
end 

to-report congratulate-combi
  let steps (length #combi-successes-per-sample-list  * sample-size) + count-steps
  report (word 
    "Congratulations! You discovered the hidden combination in " steps " steps. "
    "You can press [Roll Dice] again.")
end 

to-report congratulate-permi
  let steps (length #permis-successes-per-sample-list  * sample-size) + count-steps
  report (word 
    "Congratulations!  You discovered a permutation of the hidden combination in "
    steps " steps. You can press [Roll Dice] again.")
end 

to little-setup
  set count-steps 0
  set count-combi-successes 0
  set #combi-successes-per-sample-list []
  set count-permis-successes 0
  set #permis-successes-per-sample-list []
end 

to-report ratio
  ; we want the ratio to be rounded after two decimal points
  let denominator precision (mean #permis-successes-per-sample-list / mean #combi-successes-per-sample-list) 2
  report word "1 : " denominator
end 


; Copyright 2004 Uri Wilensky.
; See Info tab for full copyright and license.

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