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Mosteller, Frederick; And Others – 1973
This booklet is part of a series of four pamphlets, each intended to stand alone, which provide problems in probability and statistics at the secondary school level. Twelve different real-life examples (written by professional statisticians and experienced teachers) have been collected in this booklet to illustrate the ideas of mean, variation,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications
Mosteller, Frederick; And Others – 1973
Part of a series of four pamphlets providing real-life problems in probability and statistics for the secondary school level, this booklet shows how to organize data in tables and graphs in order to get and to exhibit messages. Elementary probability concepts are also introduced. Fourteen different problem situations arising from biology,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Graphs, Instruction, Instructional Materials
Mosteller, Frederick; And Others – 1973
This booklet, part of a series of four which provide problems in probability and statistics for the secondary school level, is aimed at aiding the student in developing models as structure for data and in learning how to change models to fit real-life problems. Twelve different problem situations arising from biology, business, English, physical…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications
Mosteller, Frederick; And Others – 1973
Part of a series of four pamphlets providing problems in probability and statistics taken from real-life situations, this booklet develops probability methods through random numbers, simulations, and simple probability models, and presents the idea of scatter and residuals for analyzing complex data. The pamphlet was designed for a student having…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications