Lesson Plan

Understanding Variability When Estimating a Population Proportion

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Estimate the proportion in a population using sampling. The 20th installment in a series of 25 introduces how to determine proportions of categorical data within a population. Groups take random samples from a bag of cubes to determine the proportion that is a particular color. Pupils investigate sample variability in terms of the size of the sample.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Lead a discussion on the difference between numerical and categorical data
Classroom Considerations
  • Prepare bags of colored cubes for each group
  • The class should be able to plot and read a dot plot
Pros
  • Includes sample responses to examples
  • The problem set does not require data collection, so all the answers should be similar
Cons
  • None
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