Randomization Activity
In this activity, students will try to fake a list of random numbers. The teacher will try to guess which random numbers are real and which are fake. This should take 10–15 minutes.
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Chapter 7 Quiz (Version B)
In this quiz, students will be assessed on different sampling methods (e.g., stratified, cluster), non-response bias, and various real-world difficulties, like the method of communicating with people. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 6 Quiz (Version B)
In this quiz, students will be assessed on their knowledge of why random sampling works, what confidence intervals mean, and how to construct confidence intervals. This should take 40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 7 Quiz (Version A)
In this quiz, students will be assessed on different sampling methods (e.g., stratified, cluster), non-response bias, and various real-world difficulties, like the method of communicating with people. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 6 Quiz (Version A)
In this quiz, students will be assessed on their knowledge of why random sampling works, what confidence intervals mean, and how to construct confidence intervals. This should take 40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 5 Quiz (Version A)
In this quiz, students will be tested on their understanding of response bias, including several sources of it, as well as several remedies for it, such as survey list experiments, latent variable items, and anonymous and disguised response items. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 4 Quiz (Version B)
In this quiz, students will be tested on their recognition of how to write fair, neutral survey questions, including different constructed response items like multiple choice and Likert scales. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Chapter 4 Quiz (Version A)
In this quiz, students will be tested on their recognition of how to write fair, neutral survey questions, including different constructed response items like multiple choice and Likert scales. This should take 30–40 minutes to complete.
Data Display Project
In this project, students will find a real, published data display and analyze and critique it. Give students a few days to find their data display (they may need a check-in to make sure they’ve got something suitable), and a few days to write their report.
Chapter 3 Practice Quiz
In this practice quiz, students will practice calculating measures of center, measures of spread, histograms, boxplots, outliers, z-scores, and Normal distributions. This should take 40 minutes to complete.