Use random choices to simulate random behavior in an experiment

Group data in an appropriate collection data structure such as a dictionary or list

Use Python matplotlib to put visual information on a graph and save it to a file

Separate generating numerical results from visualizing results

Use loops to avoid repeated code in your solution when working with dictionaries and lists

Structure

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Background

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Brownian motion is an example of a random walk. Today, random walks are widely used to model physical processes like diffusion, biological processes like the kinetics of displacement of RNA from heteroduplexes by DNA, and social processes like movements of the stock market.

We are interested in random walks because of their wide applications to many problems, and for learning more about how to structure simulations nicely in Python.

Problem

Farmer John has three interesting pets: Chuck the chicken, Daisy the dog, and Chester the cat. Each of these animals has a different style of wandering around:

Chuck the chicken loves to wander randomly. Each second, he takes a step in a random direction: North, South, East, or West, with equal probabilities. Chuck

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Chester the cat is a peculiar feline who only moves East or West, never North or South. Chester

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Key Requirements and Gradinig

While you might observe that certain rubrics are being automatically graded, please note that these scores will not be transferred to Canvas until your instructor or TA comprehensively reviews the entire project and manually assigns grades after the deadline ends.

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Example plots

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