Square Squid Squad Sampler
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LENGTH
11 Minutes
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Description
Take to the seas and estimate the means of squads of square squid! Learn different methods for finding population statistics.
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Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Draw Inferences From Random Sample. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
When working with data, was is the "mean" of the data? If you had a sample of data with numbers 18, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, and 32, what would the mean be? What is the advantage of estimation when trying to order something?
After the Game
What is meant by "sampling?" What are different ways that you sampled data in the earlier part of the game? What effect does random sampling have on the data collected? In the game, what difference did sample size make? Was a larger or smaller sample size better? What is meant by a biased sample? How did the game show you that random sampling is the method with the least bias and, therefore the most accurate? What were some ways to improve our estimate of the squids' weight? How did the game show you the advantage of using a large sample size?