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Goodness-Of-Fit

Subject Area
Math: Statistics: Inferential Statistics
Level
9-12
Activity Time
35 Minutes
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TI-Nspire™ CX series
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By Michele Patrick
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Lessons

Goodness-Of-Fit

Activity Overview

Students test claims of whether given distributions "fit" theoretical distributions. Students will work through two problems, one in which the theoretical proportions of each category are the same and one in which they are not. Students will use spreadsheets to calculate test statistics and the Integral tool to calculate P-values. They check their calculations by using the chi square goodness-of-fit test.

Subject Area
Math: Statistics: Inferential Statistics
Level
9-12
Activity Time
35 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
Other Materials
By Michele Patrick
Resource Types
Lessons
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