Using Your Hair to Understand Descriptive Statistics

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Title:

Using Your Hair to Understand Descriptive Statistics

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https://serc.carleton.edu/sp/cause/conjecture/examples/18164.html

Creator:

Hooks, Tisha
Malone, Christopher

Publisher:

Winona State University

Description: The purpose of this activity is to enhance students' understanding of various descriptive measures. In particular, by completing this hands-on activity students will experience a visual interpretation of a mean, median, outlier and the concept of distance-to-mean. The activity, created by Tisha Hooks and Christopher Malone of Winona State University, is a fun lesson about something most students find anything but. Its fresh look is one of the most worthwhile features of this guide.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Analysis of variance and covariance. Experimental design
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Mathematics -- Statistics

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Median, mean, and mode
Mathematics -- Statistics
Mathematics -- Tests of variance

Resource Type:

Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- PDF
Document -- DOC
Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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