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Estimating a Population Proportion Lesson PlanEstimating a Population Proportion Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
7th
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Math
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2015
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English, Arabic
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Estimating a Population Proportion

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Find the percent of middle schoolers who want the ability to freeze time. The 21st installment in a series of 25 has groups collect a random sample of respondents who answer a question about superpowers. Using sample statistics, classmates estimate the population proportion of the sample who want a particular superpower.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

proportions, population, population data, categorical data, random sampling, sample size, sampling

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Find other population proportions that can be estimated using the data table

Classroom Considerations

  • The class should be familiar with using a random digit table to find numbers
  • Class members need to know how to read a dot plot

Pros

  • Includes a data table of responses to several questions
  • Contains a random digit table

Cons

  • None

Common Core

7.SP.A.2 MP6

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