By Beth Chance, Elsa Medina, and Jacquelyn Silverbush, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Statistical inference is the science of drawing conclusions beyond observed sample data to a larger population or process. In a college statistics course, students learn about probability, confidence intervals, and p-values and apply these ideas to research studies. The article “Assessment of … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: If You Only Have One Hour … Teaching Statistical Inference to Youth
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Lesson Plan: Exploring Whether a Difference Is a Meaningful Difference
By Tim Jacobbe, Southern Methodist University; Chris Franklin, University of Georgia; Gary Kader, Appalachian State University; and Kaycie Maddox, Northeast Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency Overview of Lesson This investigation focuses on students conducting a comparative experiment to explore whether there are meaningful differences between the number of times … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Exploring Whether a Difference Is a Meaningful Difference