Interrogating Data by Random Sampling
Math: Middle Grades Math: Statistics and Probability
6-8
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
3.2
Lessons
TNS
Interrogating Data by Random Sampling
Activity Overview
This lesson involves using random sampling to make predictions about a population.
Objectives
- Students will use box plots and histograms to analyze data.
- Students will use data from a random sample to draw inferences about an unknown characteristic of interest that describes a population.
Vocabulary
- mean
- population
- random sampling
- histogram
- Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
- median
- sample
- box plot
- Interquartile Range (IQR)
About the Lesson
This lesson involves using random sampling to make predictions about a population.
As a result, students will:
- Use box plots, histograms and measures of central tendency to draw inferences about samples and a population.
Math: Middle Grades Math: Statistics and Probability
6-8
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
3.2
Lessons
TNS
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