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Introductory Statistics eBookIntroductory Statistics eBook
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Rice University
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9th - Higher Ed
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2019
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Introductory Statistics

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Statistically speaking, the content covers several grades. Featuring all of the statistics typically covered in a college-level Statistics course, the expansive content spans from sixth grade on up to high school. Material comes from a basic understanding of statistics and data displays to hypothesis testing and F distributions. Pupils interact with examples and complete exercises before moving on to practice and homework in each lesson.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

statistics, probability, data, sampling, frequency, frequency tables, experimental design, stem and leaf plots, line graphs, histograms, box and whisker plots, box plot, mean, median, mode, independent events, mutual exclusivity, tree diagrams, venn diagrams, binomial distribution, expected value, standard deviation, range, normal distribution, hypotheses, linear regression, correlation, population data, scatter plots, outliers

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math

Instructional Ideas

  • Collect data sets or find locations that house large amounts of data
  • Use lessons or chapters that fit with planned content

Classroom Considerations

  • Does not assume any knowledge of statistics

Pros

  • Provides an alternative sequencing than what is listed
  • Includes statistics labs that explore key concepts

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.1 HSS-ID.A.2 HSS-ID.A.3 HSS-ID.A.4 HSS-ID.B.6.a HSS-ID.B.6.b HSS-ID.B.6.c HSS-ID.C.7 HSS-ID.C.8 HSS-IC.A.1 HSS-IC.B.3 HSS-IC.B.4 HSS-IC.B.5 HSS-CP.A.1 HSS-CP.A.2 HSS-CP.A.3 HSS-CP.A.5 HSS-CP.B.6 HSS-CP.B.7 HSS-CP.B.8 HSS-CP.B.9 HSS-MD.A.1 HSS-MD.A.2 HSS-MD.A.3 HSS-MD.A.4 HSS-MD.B.5.a HSS-MD.B.5.b HSS-MD.B.6 HSS-MD.B.7 MP1 MP2 MP4 MP5 MP6

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