As I started reviewing statistics this month in preparation for a class I'm taking this summer, I came across this short gem! It gives some very straightforward directions for some basic (but important) statistics functions on the graphing calculator.
This online library is designed to give data about a myriad of topics so
that teachers can use them for teaching statistics. I think it could be
helpful for designing story problems in general.
The consideration of cord length is very important in a bungee jump—too short, and the jumper doesn’t get much of a thrill; too long, and ouch! In this lesson, students model a bungee jump using a Barbie® doll and rubber bands. The distance to which the doll will fall is directly proportional to the number of rubber bands, so this context is used to examine linear functions.
This is a great activity that we did in my AP Statistics class in high school but which can be used in lower level math classes as well. Barbie bungee jumping!
Walks through a very nice example of the chi-squared test using a two way table. Explains degrees of freedom for this case.
Also discusses when a t-test can be used.
The American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics announce that the theme for Mathematics Awareness Month, April 2013, is the Mathematics of Sustainability.
Did you miss out on Mathematics Awareness Month? That's okay, there's still plenty of resources available relating to this year's theme of the mathematics of sustainability!
This website is an incredible collection of applet type things that gets students to interact. I've used it mostly with statistics (coin flipping, dice, spinners, etc.) and geometry. The students can discover things for themselves.