DIG Stats

Type of Resource: Online Activities
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Java Script
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After clicking on one of the three main categories on the homepage, a listing of discussions and activities appears. The activities are laid out similarly. Students need to know Excel or the TI-83 graphing calculator. Resources for using the TI-83 calculator and Microsoft Excel are provided in a visual format using images of pull down menus and calculator buttons.

Description:

DIG Stats provides descriptions and activities integrating statistics into math and science content. From the website: "DIG Stats is a WWW resource for integrating statistics and data visualization into mathematics and science courses in secondary schools, community colleges and undergraduate programs. Modules cover concepts from descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, two dimensional graphical analysis and three dimensional data visualization. "DIG Stats includes activities for students to explore and analyze real world data sets in four ways using: descriptive and inferential statistical tools; 2-D graphs with one independent and one dependent variable; 3-D graphs with two independent and one dependent variable; data visualization techniques with three independent and one dependent variable. "DIG Stats is not a comprehensive WWW site for teaching statistics and data visualization. Rather, it is a resource site providing activities that conceptually introduce students to statistical and graphical analysis techniques. Technology is used to do the mathematical calculations so students can focus on interpreting the results and developing a conceptual understanding of the statistical and graphical techniques."

Possible uses:

Teachers can find activities to use with curriculum to increase use of statistics. Students can be assigned discussions and activities to complete in pairs. The discussions can be shared via a projector during class lecture and then students can complete an activity.

Related Resources:

9-12+

Math
Math : Number Sense
Math : Data & Probability

Online Activities

Java Script