CPALMS
Cpalms: Population of Utah
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a formative assessment task where students are asked to estimate the population of Utah based on information given about its population density and the perimeter of its state boundaries. Samples...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Algebra Ii: Inferences
Focus on the development and collection of data, emphasizing the importance of simple random sampling.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Definitions in Statistics
This site contains definitions to use in statistics and ways to collect data.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Deep Crisis: Salmon Counting
In this lesson, students can explore the techniques of census and population counting by inferring numbers of a virtual population illustrated within a rectangular sampling grid, and observing the accuracy of the technique in relation to...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Something Fishy [Pdf]
Estimate the size of a large population (fish in a bay) by applying the concepts of ratio and proportion through the capture-recapture statistical procedure.
Web Center for Social Research Methods
Research Models Knowledge Base: Selecting Survey Method
Details the following issues that should be considered when selecting the survey method: population, sampling, questionnaire, bias, and administration.