Unit 3: Statistics and Probability 

Grade Level: 7th Grade

Subject: Math

Length: 3 weeks (December)

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Topics Covered

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ᴑ Chance experiments
ᴑ Estimating probabilities by collecting data
ᴑ Chance experiments with equally likely outcomes
ᴑ Calculating probabilities for chance experiments with equally likely outcomes
ᴑ Chance experiments with outcomes that are not equally likely
ᴑ Using tree diagrams to represent a sample space and to calculate probabilities
ᴑ Calculating probabilities of compound events
ᴑ The difference between theoretical probabilities and estimated probabilities
ᴑ Comparing estimated probabilities to probabilities predicted by a model
ᴑ Applying probability to make informed decisions
ᴑ Populations, samples, and generalizing from a sample to a population
ᴑ Selecting a sample
ᴑ Random sampling
ᴑ Methods for selecting a random sample
ᴑ Sampling variability
ᴑ Sampling variability and effect of sample size
ᴑ Understanding variability when estimating a population proportion
ᴑ Estimating a population proportion
ᴑ Using sample data to compare the means of two or more populations

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Standards

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