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.
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Mar 23
Mar 23
Exploring the Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion with a Study of Fingerprint Types in the US
In this lesson, students will draw simple random samples; calculate sample proportions; construct histograms; and compare sampling distributions' shape, mean, and variability.
Mar 23
If You Only Have One Hour … Teaching Statistical Inference to Youth
Beth Chance, Elsa Medina, and Jacquelyn Silverbush share a series of activities used with students in grades 4–6 to introduce statistical inference. The article is structured based on the amount of time to devote to the topic.
Mar 23
Exploring Whether a Difference Is a Meaningful Difference
This investigation focuses on students conducting a comparative experiment to explore whether there are meaningful differences between the number of times people can write their name with their dominant hand and the number of times people can write their name with their non-dominant hand.
Oct 24
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.
Mar 23
Investigation of a Claim Using Technology
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
Investigation of Categorical Data from a Survey
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
Using Photographs as Data Sources to Tell Stories About Our Favorite Outdoor Spaces
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.
Mar 29
Nonlinear Modeling: Something Fishy
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.
Nov 12
How Long Are the Words in the Gettysburg Address?
In this lesson, each student tries two methods for selecting a sample from the population of words in the Gettysburg Address: self-selection and simple random sampling.
