Unit Overview
In this unit you will investigate independent and dependent probabilistic situations and compare theoretical and experimental probability. You will practice displaying, summarizing, interpreting, and communicating univariate and bivariate data.
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Essential Questions
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How do different displays help you interpret data?
Academic Vocabulary
Add these words to your vocabulary notebook. categorical variables range experimental probability simple random sample (SRS) numerical data outlier theoretical probability
Why is it important to know if events are dependent or independent when calculating probabilities?
EMBEDDED ASSESSMENTS
This unit has two Embedded Assessments, after Activity 5.2 and 5.4. These embedded assessments allow you to demonstrate your understanding of probability, box plots, finding the mean, data displays, and random samples. Embedded Assessment 1 Probability, Box Plot, Mean p. 271 Embedded Assessment 2 Data Displays and Random Samples p. 291
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Getting Ready
Write your answers on notebook paper. Show your work. red blue blue green The list below shows the number of hours the students in Ms. Gandera’s class spent on homework in one week. 6, 3, 0, 1, 3, 5, 5, 2, 3, 6, 6, 5, 7, 2, 6 5. Make a dot plot of the data. 6. Give the mean, median, mode, and range of the homework data. 7. Ms. Gandera created a histogram of the absentee rate of her students.
Absences in Ms. Gandera’s Calss
10 9 8 Number of Students 7 6 5 4 3 2
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1. In the spinner pictured above, what is the probability of landing on each color? a. blue b. green 2. Jackie tossed a penny 40 times and the penny landed on heads 26 times. a. What was the experimental probability of landing on heads in Jackie’s trial? b. What was the theoretical probability of landing on heads in Jackie’s trial? 3. Tell whether each of