Statistical problems - drawing conclusions
I can effectively summarise and communicate conclusions to a statistical problem.
Statistical problems - drawing conclusions
I can effectively summarise and communicate conclusions to a statistical problem.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Conclusions can be drawn from statistical summaries and graphical representations.
- Conclusions are understood to be limited by any biases.
- Conclusions are understood to only be valid for this sample of data.
Common misconception
The findings for a data investigation using a sample can always be generalised to the population.
The generalisability of results can depend on how representative the sample is of the population which it is being compared to.
Keywords
Population - The population is the entire set of people, creatures, plants or items that make up the whole group which is being studied
Sample - A sample is a subset of the population.
Bias - Bias can be present in any sample collected from a population. e.g. only asking year 7 pupils about a whole school issue.
Statistical summary - A statistical summary sums up the features of a data set
Licence
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
has a high number of phone towers for the population
has the expected number of phone towers for the population
has a low number of phone towers for the population
