lyric copyright by Lawrence M Lesser and Dennis K Pearl
(based on Donald Byrd's idea to use the mid-20th century folk song in Mathematics Education)
100 bottles of beer on the wall,
plus or minus one beer:
If one of those bottles should happen to fall,
the M.O.E. won't cover them all!
99 bottles of beer on the wall,
plus or minus one beer:
If one of those bottles should happen to fall,
the M.O.E. won't cover them all!
etc...
Video explaining the statistical concept of sampling error and standard error through dance.
(Teaching notes available to instructors logged into CAUSEweb)
by J.V. Cunningham (1911 - 1985)
Plato, despair!
We prove by norms
How numbers bear
Empiric forms,
How random wrong
Will average right
If time be long
And errors slight;
But in our hearts
Hyperbole
Curves and departs
To infinity.
Error is boundless.
Nor hope nor doubt,
Though both be groundless,
Will average out.
Students use the capture-recapture method to estimate the size of a population of GoldfishTM crackers. The bias in the MLE versus a bias-corrected estimate is evaluated with computer simulations.
Students estimate the probability that a Hershey's KissTM will land on its flat base when spilled from a cup. Almond and plain Kisses are compared.
Students use the capture-recapture method to estimate the size of a large population of split peas. Student worksheets and expository materials are included.
Students use the capture-recapture method to estimate the size of a population of SmartiesTM candies. The variability in their estimates is also examined.
Students use the capture-recapture method to estimate the size of a population of M&M'sTM.