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Margin of Error When Estimating a Population Mean (part 2) Lesson PlanMargin of Error When Estimating a Population Mean (part 2) Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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10th - 12th
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2015
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Margin of Error When Estimating a Population Mean (part 2)

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Don't leave your classes vulnerable in their calculations! Help them understand the importance of calculating a margin of error to represent the variability in their sample mean. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

percent error, population, population data, sample size, data analysis, statistics

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Review statistics vocabulary prior to the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners require a graphing calculator or similar software
  • The second in a two-part lesson that is part of a series of 30 lessons

Pros

  • Includes scaffolding suggestions to help meet the needs of all pupils
  • Provides detailed answer keys for each resource in the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-IC.A.1 HSS-IC.B.4 MP2 MP5

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