Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.1, S cp.a.4, and S cp.b.6: The Titanic 1
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and rapidly sank with only 710 of her 2,204 passengers and crew surviving. Data on survival of passengers are summarized in the table below. (Data source:...
California State University
Cal State San Bernardino: Intro to Probability Models
The concept of random variables comes to life with this Applet used to roll one, two, six, or nine dice. The user selects the number of rolls to be completed, and the program quickly counts and graphs the results.
University of Glasgow
Steps Statistics Glossary: Sampling Distribution
This site provides an overview of sampling distribution and associated terms.
Other
Berrie's Statistics Page: Central Limit Theorem
Brief definition and example of the Central Limit Theorem.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: 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...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: What Are the Chances?
In this activity, students determine the probability of a spinner landing on a certain number in eleven trials. They also learn to change the weightage and find subsequent effect on the probability.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Azar Y La Probabilidad.
In Spanish. This is an interactive activity which introduces the basic concepts of probability theory. This unit ends with a first look at the probability of compound events.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Is It for Real?
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson uses sabermetrics (study of statistics of baseball) to try to determine when certain players had "change points," or times when their performance drastically changed. This is done...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Spin Me Along
Students explore probability and patterns in fractions, decimals, and percents by spinning three spinners and recording and analyzing the results.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Venn Diagrams
This set contains statistics questions about Venn diagrams. The student interprets when a Venn diagram suggests such event pairs as mutually exclusive, complementary, and independent events, and uses these diagrams in determining...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Tiles in a Bag
How many tiles would you have to pick to be confident that your estimated probability truly represents the situation? In this activity, you will draw a tile from a bag, record its color and put it back in the bag. The bag contains 24...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Smile: Smile Program Mathematics Index
This site provides lesson plans for various math topics, including probability, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, patterns, applied math.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Continuous Random Variables and Histograms
Students learn about random variables and histograms. Topics explored are continuous random variables, discrete random variables, probability, and frequency distributions. The tutorial investigtes the statistics concepts through class...
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Azar Y La Probabilidad
In Spanish. Interactive activities introducing some of the concepts of probability.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Heavy Hitting #2
This activity uses baseball's slugging average to compute weighted means using summary statistics. Some students may need an explanation of the terms singles, doubles, triples, and home runs.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.4, S cp.a.5 and S cp.b.6: The Titanic 3
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and rapidly sank with only 710 of her 2,204 passengers and crew surviving. Some believe that the rescue procedures favored the wealthier first class passengers. Other believe that the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Id, F if Laptop Battery Charge
This task uses a situation that is familiar to learners to solve a problem they probably have all encountered before: How long will it take until an electronic device has a fully charged battery? Given data, students perform a variety of...
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Bayes' Theorem and Applications
Students examine Bayes theorem. The tutorial investigates the statistics concept through class notes and examples. Review exercises and a chapter quiz are included.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Practical Algebra Lessons
Pre-Algebra and algebra lessons, from negative numbers through Pre-Calculus. Grouped by level of study. Lessons are practical in nature, informal in tone, and contain many worked examples and warnings about problem areas and probable...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Independent Events and Sample Spaces Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the multiplication rule for independent events.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Data Inferences Harder Example
This video resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the SAT Math. Watch Sal work through a harder Data inferences problem. We make a confidence interval by starting with a sample result and adding and subtracting the...
Richland Community College
Richland Community: Introduction to Applied Statistics
This site from the Richland Community College provides lecuture notes from a class neatly organized and easy to read. Has some good information.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Would You Like Fries With That?
French fries from your cafeteria to do data analysis. The students count the number of fries in a single serving of fries along with weighing the order, then measure the length and weight of a sample of individual fries. You then use the...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Archery
Use our interactivity to simulate picking up a bow and some arrows and trying to hit the target a few times. Can you work out the best settings for the sight? This activity gives an opportunity to gather and collate data, and to test...