Activities and Applet for Intuitive Understanding of SRS, Stratified, and Cluster Random Sampling

Description

We present classroom activities for exploring the behavior of different sampling plans. These activities, using tactile simulation and a free online applet, provide intuition for choice (and consequences) of sampling method; review distinction between population, sample, and sampling distribution; and preview notions of informal inference.

Lead Speaker

Beth L Chance, Cal Poly

Co-Speaker

Ruth E. Carver, Germantown Academy

Audience

10 to 12

Topics

Building Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching

Attachments

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