In this lesson by Douglas Whitaker, students explore nonlinear regression models to explain fish weight by using fish length. They will use both transformation of the response variable and polynomial regression. Geometric interpretations of variables are leveraged to suggest nonlinear models to fit. The intention of this lesson is for students to perform two or three linear … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Nonlinear Modeling: Something Fishy
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Announcements: Spring 2021
Submit Lesson Plans, Articles, and Announcements to Statistics Teacher Please consider submitting some of your K–12 statistics lesson plans for publication or writing and sharing an article. We also accept announcement submissions. For more information, see the ST submission guidelines or contact the ST editors. Upcoming Deadlines Grants, Awards, and Scholarships from … [Read more...] about Announcements: Spring 2021
Some New Old Assessment Ideas
By Beth Chance and Anelise Sabbag, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo When 2020 pitched its curveball at educators, one of the largest challenges we faced was finding equitable, meaningful assessments that could be delivered remotely. In other words, could we write exam questions we thought students would find authentic and still allow us to feel confident we were learning about … [Read more...] about Some New Old Assessment Ideas
Skew The Script: A Website Offering Socially Relevant Math Lessons
By Dashiell Young-Saver “You can take those candies and shove them up your …” These were the last words Michael spoke to me before leaving class and leaving high school—permanently. We were using candy to simulate sampling methods. It was my first year teaching high-school statistics and I was proud of myself for creating an interactive activity, rather than a boring … [Read more...] about Skew The Script: A Website Offering Socially Relevant Math Lessons