Activity Overview
Students will apply the chi-squared test for independence to a data set of high school AP Statistics Exam scores. They will set up a two-way table and calculate the chi-squared test statistic by hand.
Before the Activity
See the attached Activity PDF file(s) for detailed instructions for this activity.
During the Activity
Follow the procedures outlined in the activity.
Students will:
Use matrices on their TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus calculator to compute the chi-squared statistic and p-values for the given data set.
Understand how sample statistics reflect the values of population parameters and use sampling distributions as the basis for informal inference.
The students will understand the differences among various kinds of studies and which types of inferences can legitimately be drawn from each.
After the Activity
Review student answers
As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
Re-teach concepts as necessary