Assessment

Soft Drinks

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This Soft Drinks assessment also includes:

"Statistics are no substitute for judgment" - Henry Clay. Young mathematicians use provided statistics from a soda taste test to explain why conclusions are faulty. They devise a new test that would be more appropriate than the one given.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the task as part of an assessment on random sampling and statistics
Classroom Considerations
  • Learners should have experience with interpreting results of random samples
  • Note that the task is intended for a U.K. audience, so a handwritten nine could be misinterpreted as the letter g by U.S. pupils
Pros
  • Sample student work is clear and legible
  • Includes questions to use with pupils in providing feedback
Cons
  • None