The German Tank Problem

Author

Wendy Freebersyser

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Subject Area

Math: Statistics: Data Analysis

Math: Statistics: Displaying and Describing Univariate Data

Math: Statistics: Normal Distributions

Level

9-12

Activity Time

90 Minutes

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TI-Nspire™ CX series

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The German Tank Problem

Activity Overview

Students will develop an understanding of sampling distributions by exploring the methods used to estimate the number of German tanks in existence during WWII

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GermanTankOver.doc

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I have sample student activities so that you can go through the process quickly before using the activity with students. (StudentSamp.tns, sampDistTank.tns)
The Spies.tns, Mathematician.tns are the flies you will send to your students at the begining of the activity.

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Teacher Notes1 PDF

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Teacher Notes2 PDF TI-Nspire Sample TNS TI-Nspire Sample Tank TNS TI-Nspire Spies TNS TI-Nspire Mathematicians TNS

Author

Wendy Freebersyser

Alignment

Standards Alignment

Textbook Alignment

Subject Area

Math: Statistics: Data Analysis

Math: Statistics: Displaying and Describing Univariate Data

Math: Statistics: Normal Distributions

Level

9-12

Activity Time

90 Minutes

TI Calculator

TI-Nspire™ CX series

Resource Types

Lessons

Report an Issue

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