13 Chances Are

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Chances Are... Statistics (noun). This is the science of data. Data is the info you get from gathering, observing, and testing an experiment. Data allows scientists to analyze their findings and come up with new conclusions. This is what people mean when they say run the numbers. They don't actually mean that numbers need to sprint down a field. "YOU GUYS! We can go to the aquarium," I shouted as soon as I was back in the classroom. My mom didn't come with me—she had gotten called away on some principal business. "That's just fantastic," said Mrs. Eberlin. "Is she going to send a library aide?" I shook my head. "She's coming herself," I said. I'd been so excited that we could go on the field trip that I'd forgotten the principal was going to go with us. Just what the kids in my class didn't want. I swallowed hard. "Wait a minute, that means the principal is coming?" Jeremy rolled his eyes. "So we can't do

第十三章很可能…… 统计数据(名词)。这就是数据科学。 数据是你从收集、观察和测试实验中获得的信息。 数据使科学家能够分析他们的发现并得出新的结论。 这就是人们说计算数字的意思。 他们并不是说数字需要在一个区域内全速冲刺。 “你们!我们可以去水族馆，”我一回到教室就喊道。 我妈妈没有和我一起来——她有事被叫走了。 “太棒了，”埃伯林太太说。 “她会派图书馆助理来吗？”我摇了摇头。 “她自己来，”我说。 我太兴奋了，我们可以去实地考察，我忘了校长要和我们一起去。 这正是我班上的孩子们不想要的。 我使劲咽了口气。“等一下，这意味着校长要来了？”杰里米翻了个白眼。 “所以我们不能这么做

anything wrong." He moaned. "I don't think it matters if the principal is there or not," said Julia. "You should never be doing things wrong." "It will be kind of different," admitted Rory Workman. "Will she wear her name tag?" asked Jeremy. "Has she ever gone on a field trip before?" asked someone from the back. I didn't turn around. I couldn't. I knew for a fact she definitely hadn't. It felt like all of my excitement had deflated like a balloon with a hole in it. "Hey, you guys," said Birdie. "It's awesome that Kate's mom is going. It's seriously way better than not going to the aquarium at all. Anyway, she's really nice." "Yeah," said Elijah. "She's honestly a lot of fun. You should have seen the scavenger hunt she came up with this summer or the time she made dry ice bubbles with Kate."

错什么。”他抱怨道。 茱莉亚说：“我认为校长在不在都不重要。” “你永远不应该做错事。” “这将会有所不同，”罗里·沃克曼承认。 “她会戴名牌吗？”杰里米问。 “她以前做过野外考察吗？”后面有人问。 我没有转身。我不能。 我知道她肯定没有。 感觉我所有的兴奋都像一个破洞的气球一样瘪了。 “嘿，伙计们，”小鸟说。 “凯特的妈妈能去真是太棒了。 这真的比根本不去水族馆要好得多。 不管怎样，她真的很好。” 以利亚说：“是的。”“她真的很有趣。 你应该看看她今年夏天玩的寻宝游戏，或者她和凯特一起做的干冰泡泡。”

"We should feel lucky," said Phoenix. "Because now we're definitely going to the aquarium on Friday." "Unless it snows," said Memito. "There's a thirty percent chance." "Well, it sounds like the chance is in our favor," said Elijah. "What if there's bad weather?" asked Julia, which was suddenly what I was thinking too. "You know, on the day of the aquarium." "If there's a really bad storm and the school district closes schools, we obviously can't go," said Mrs. Eberlin. There was a groan. I took a big gulp of air and thought about how the chances were in our favor. Scientists always look at statistics—numbers that communicate their findings—in order to come to the best conclusion. "But this is Michigan," continued Mrs. Eberlin. "We know how to clear up snow, so let's not worry about that." She peered around the classroom with a serious expression. "Okay, over the next few nights, I want everyone to get some good sleep. And keep working on your projects. So you can be prepared to meet your sea creature in three days." And then suddenly everyone was cheering, me loudest of all.

“我们应该感到幸运。”菲尼克斯说。 “因为现在我们周五一定要去水族馆。” “除非下雪，”梅托说。 “有百分之三十的可能性。” “嗯，听起来机会对我们有利，”以利亚说。 “如果天气不好怎么办？”茱莉亚问，我也突然想到了这一点。 “你知道，就在水族馆的那天。” “如果真的有一场严重的风暴，学区会关闭学校，我们显然不能去，”埃伯林说。 一声呻吟。我深深地吸了一口气，想着我们的胜算有多大。 为了得出最好的结论，科学家们总是关注统计数据——那些传达他们发现的数字。 “但这里是密歇根，”埃伯林太太接着说。 “我们知道如何清除积雪，所以不用担心。” 她带着严肃的表情环顾了一下教室。 “好吧，接下来的几个晚上，我希望每个人都能睡个好觉。 继续做你的项目。 这样你就可以准备好在三天后见到你的海洋生物了。” 突然间，所有人都欢呼起来，我的声音最大。