Run me a Linear Regression
This activity is designed to give students the opportunity to estimate the least squares line given a set of points. The students are then able to check their "best fit" line by running a linear regression using the graphing calculator.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/run-me-a-linear-regression
To Toss or To Simulate?
Students use the RandInt() command to simulate the tossing of a coin and the rolling of a die. They will collect data for several trials and use the information to investigate the Law of Large Numbers.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/to-toss-or-to-simulate_1
You're Probably Right, It's Wrong - TI-83
In this activity, students perform a simulation to guess answers on a test and determine the experimental probability of passing the test. They then compare it with the theoretical probability.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/youre-probably-right-its-wrong--ti83
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Democracy" - No Desk Left Behind
In "Democracy", Charlie calculates the likelihood that five people who knew each other would have died by accident in a two-week period. He estimates that the odds of this are 700 million to 1. To estimate likelihood of an event, a simulation can be used. In this activity, students use a simulati...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--democracy--no-desk-left-behind
What's Normal, Anyway?
Students explore normal distribution and several properties. First, simulate a binomial experiment and use a histogram of the data to examine the general shape of a normal curve. They graph a normal distribution given the mean and standard deviation. They see how the graph changes when just the m...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/whats-normal-anyway_1
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Contenders" - Dialing Ben
In "Contenders," David's friend, Ben Ellis, is a suspect of two murders. The FBI can not find Ben when he stops using his cell phone. Charlie explains that Ben may be using a friend's cell phone and might be identified by his unique calling pattern, so he compares the cell phone records of Ben an...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--contenders--dialing-ben
Means With Confidence
Students estimate the true mean of a population when the standard deviation is known by finding the sample mean, margin of error and confidence interval.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/means-with-confidence
What Is Your Grade (Part 2)
In this activity, students use the CellSheet Application to determine the missing value in a weighted mean. They use the application to write a formula to find the weighted mean and also learn to use the copy and paste features.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-your-grade-part-2
NUMB3RS - Season 3 - "Contenders" - Choosing Contenders
In "Contenders," the FBI asks Charlie and Amita to look at official league rankings of each fighter and compare them with their own 'rankings,' created using the skill levels and past performances of each fighter. They find that one fighter has had an easy path to the championship because this fi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-3--contenders--choosing-contenders
What Is Your Grade (Part 1)
In this activity, students will use the CellSheet Application and set up a spreadsheet. They will determine the mean of a set of values and find a minimum value to be added to a set of values to obtain a given mean.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-your-grade-part-1
Testing Hypotheses (Means, Proportions, and Standard Deviations)
In this activity, students evaluate hypotheses.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/testing-hypotheses-means-proportions-and-standard-deviations
What is Linear Regression?
In this activity, students will explore finding the line of best fit based on the sum of the squares of the residuals and determine what the linear regression line is.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-linear-regression
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Toxin" - How Hard Can It Be?
In "Toxin," the FBI tracks a serial poisoner who uses contaminated drugs. In this activity, the FBI intercepted an encrypted message they believe contains a phone number that could lead to an "insider" who may be helping the poisoner. Don suggests using a computer to start trying to break the cod...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--toxin--how-hard-can-it-be
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "The Running Man" - The Eyes Have It
The FBI is investigating a robbery at the research facility of a large company. The FBI believes that the robbers were employees of the company, because they were able to bypass the iris recognition security scan and gain entrance. However, a security camera was able to capture a partial image of...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--the-running-man--the-eyes-have-it
What is A Kanban?
In this activity, students use the CellSheet™ Application to understand how to track inventory and predict future trends based on average daily use. They will collect data, analyze it and make predictions. They also learn to use linear regression model to predict future trends.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-is-a-kanban
What! A Mistake!
Students learn about Type I and Type II errors. Then, for a given scenario, they calculate the probabilities of errors and the power of the test.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/what-a-mistake
Testing Claims About Proportions
Students find z-scores and critical values to test claims about proportions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/testing-claims-about-proportions
Using the TI-83/84 to Explore the Binomial Theorem
This lesson will introduce students to the binomial theorem through a variety of activities. Pascal's triangle and probabilities will be explored through problem solving. The binomial theorem, combinations formula, and the binomial probability function will also be explored. Students will dis...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-the-ti8384-to-explore-the-binomial-theorem
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "The O.G." - Is It Really Rare?
Suppose that historically, a shooting has occurred in Los Angeles an average of once every 6 hours. Suppose that Charlie is interested in the probability of 2 shootings occurring in a given 24-hour period. He could use a Poisson distribution to find that probability.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--the-o-g---is-it-really-rare
The Graphing Calculator Connection: Problem Solving and Investigations
Over 30 reproducible, motivating investigations designed especially for middle school students to use with any TI Graphing Calculator model.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-graphing-calculator-connection-problem-solving-and-investigations
t Distributions
Students compare the t distribution to the standard normal distribution and use the invT command to find critical values for a t distribution.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/t-distributions
Claims About Two Proportions
Students test claims about two proportions by calculating test statistics, critical values, and P-values, for both one-tailed and two-tailed tests.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/claims-about-two-proportions_1
NUMB3RS - Season 2 - "Soft Target" - Are You Sure?
In "Soft Target," Charlie uses Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), a multiple regression method, to predict the next terrorist attack. This method, like many others used to predict events, may use a tree diagram to visualize possibilities. The use of tree diagrams is seen in probability.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/numb3rs--season-2--soft-target--are-you-sure
Survey Project
Students survey other students (numerical and non numerical data) and calculate measures of central tendency (if possible) of data and make regular box-an-whisker plots and outlier box-and-whisker plots to analyze the data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/survey-project
Square it Up!
Students investigate the method of least squares by finding the residuals and the sum of the squares of the residuals.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/square-it-up_1