Bayesian Inference for Proportion of Water on Earth
In this lesson, students will practice data collection through simulation, performing estimation, and providing support for or against a claim.
Mar 23
In this lesson, students will practice data collection through simulation, performing estimation, and providing support for or against a claim.
Mar 23
Kevin Reese’s department was asked by district administration to create a new math course that would help their most credit-deficient students fulfill their state-required three credits of math. Learn about the class Reese created.
Oct 24
Biserka Kolarec looks at the outcomes of flipping one coin twice and how it can lead students to a better understanding of probability.
Oct 24
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).
Mar 23
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.
Mar 23
Use slow reveal graphs to engage students and help them analyze, create, and make sense of data.
Mar 23
In this lesson, students build their own sampling distribution of sample proportions from the data-collection process and use the information to answer the question of whether the manufacturer’s claim is supported or not by the evidence collected.
Mar 23
In this investigation, students will develop a statistical question based on the survey questions, discuss options to collect survey data, examine the data collection plan used by the high-school students, and summarize the results of categorical data using proportions and percentages.
Oct 21
Three lesson plans that use photos as data sources show it is possible to take an idea and develop it to best suit the interests of your students and you.
Apr 12
Skew The Script lessons identify misleading data arguments and show students how the tools of statistics can be used to gain a deeper understanding of some of our country’s longstanding problems. Even more important, the lessons provide students from widely differing backgrounds with a common analytical lens (rigorous data analysis) for heightened discourse around social issues.
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