Exploring Fundamental Definitions with a Study of Fingerprint Types in the US
After drawing simple random samples, students will calculate sample proportions; construct dotplots; and identify a population, parameter, sample, and statistic.
After drawing simple random samples, students will calculate sample proportions; construct dotplots; and identify a population, parameter, sample, and statistic.
Statistics Teacher editors Jessica Cohen, Catherine Case, and Christine Franklin provide an overview of the articles in this issue.
Biserka Kolarec looks at the outcomes of flipping one coin twice and how it can lead students to a better understanding of probability.
Kenneth M. Cramer, Rebecca Pschibul, and Alexander J. Cramer look at results from Fans, Football, and Federal Elections: A Real-World Example of Statistics, which reported a significant correlation between the outcome of the presidential election and the most recent home game of the Washington (formerly Redskins) Commanders football team (1936–2022).
A roundup of statistics and education-related information, deadlines, and opportunities.
A roundup of statistics and education-related information, deadlines, and opportunities.
Hollylynne S. Lee, Gemma F. Mojica, and Emily Thrasher propose a data investigation process involving six phases to give students in K–12 a richer experience with data investigations across disciplines. While engaging in the process may be linear, it is often nonlinear and dynamic in nature.
Did you know California was the most populous state, with 39,538,223 residents, and Wyoming was the least populous, with 576,851 residents? Fun facts like these are great conversation starters to use with your students and get them excited about data.
Use slow reveal graphs to engage students and help them analyze, create, and make sense of data.
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