Laboratories

In this section we present applets and activities that can be used for student exploration. They are appropriate for independent student exploration as part of a classroom activity. Materials here include applets and activities that can be used in a student-centered environment.

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Laboratories

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	** Introduction to Minitab This laboratory introduces students to the basics of the Minitab software. Students make use of a basic example (water consumption and temperature) to introduce students to manipulation of data...	Full Record
	http://www.causeweb.org/repository/

	** Linear Regression Calculator This Flash applet provides an introduction to simple linear regression for introductory statistics students. It combines a brief narrated animation with an interactive scatterplot function.	Full Record
	http://www.roundworldmedia.com/linear/linear.html

	** Sampling Distribution of the Mean Tutorial This tutorial demonstrates the properties of sampling distributions using a Java applet. The tutorial has an accompanying hand-out that you can download.	Full Record
	http://wise.cgu.edu/sdmmod/

	** Sampling Distributions This applet simulates and plots the sampling distribution of various statistics (i.e. mean, standard deviation, variance). The applet allows the user to specify the population distribution, sample...	Full Record
	http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/stat_sim/sampling_dist/index.h...

	** Sampling from a Real Estate Database This material is a detailed exercise for students in introductory statistics. Students are asked to collect a random sample of data from a real estate website; conduct descriptive statistics...	Full Record
	http://www.causeweb.org/repository/Realestate/Realestate.pdf

	**An Introduction To Statistical Power This tutorial illustrates the relationship between statistical power and four features of the test situation. An applet allows the user to manipulate a factor and immediately see the effects on...	Full Record
	http://wise.cgu.edu/powermod/

	**Inference for Means Activity This activity enables students to learn about confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for a population mean. It focuses on the t-distribution, the assumptions for using it, and graphical displays.	Full Record
	http://www.causeweb.org/repository/ACT/Means_Activity.doc

	**Interactive Games This applet allows users to play several probability games like Monty Hall, Gambler's Ruin, Galton's Board, etc. Select a game from the drop down menu and click "About" to read its background.	Full Record
	http://www.socr.ucla.edu/htmls/SOCR_Games.html

	**Introduction to hypothesis testing -- The z-test This exercise will help the user understand the logic and procedures of hypothesis testing. To make best use of this exercise, the user should know how to use a z table to find probabilities on a...	Full Record
	http://wise.cgu.edu/hypothesis/

	**National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: Box Plot An interactive box plot applet that allows users to put in their own data that is part of a large collection of platform independent, interactive, java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics and...	Full Record
	http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_200_g_4_t_5.html?open...

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