Data Collection: Understanding Populations, Samples, Biases

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Data Collection: Understanding Populations, Samples, Biases

Description:

This activity is designed to help students understand the differences between samples and populations, random and biased samples, and data collection procedures in general. The outcomes of this activity cannot be predicted but will provide an excellent springboard for discussion about data collection, biases, and factors that can distort data.

Education Levels:

4, 5, 6

Subject:

Statistics, Probability

Resource Type:

Activity

Medium:

PDF

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

Saskatoon Public Schools

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Keywords:

Data , Surveys, Bias

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Online Learning Center

Is Part Of:

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/mathextensions/

Language:

English

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Essential Resources:

Paper; Pencils/pens

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Mathematics

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (2010)

Statistics and Probability

Develop understanding of statistical variability.

2. Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.

Conforms To

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (2010)

Statistics and Probability

Summarize and describe distributions.

Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:

Reporting the number of observations.

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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