38 Statistics and the Casio fx-9750G Plus • Activity 8 Copyright © Casio, Inc.
Activity 8
Grade Distribution
Topic Area: Normal Probability
NCTM Standards:
• Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data
• Use simulations to explore the variability of sample statistics from a
known population and to construct sampling distributions (9-12)
• Understand how sample statistics reflect the values of population
parameters and use sampling distributions as the basis for informal
inference (9-12)
Objective
The students will be able to determine if a set of data is normal and determine
the skew of the data using a normal probability plot.
Introduction
The students will use sample end of the year grade data to explore normal
probability in a histogram and normal probability plot. If your students do not
have experience with normal probability plots, you may want to review with
them that it will be linear if the data is normal. If it is not normal and it is skewed
to one side, the data will show a steeper slope either above or below the axis. If
the steeper slope is below the axis, it is right-skewed, and if it is above the axis, it
is left-skewed.
The students should be familiar with the following vocabulary:
Sample
Histogram
Normal probability
Normal probability plot
Conjecture
Population
Getting Started
For this activity you will need the Casio fx-9750G Plus graphing calculator and
the sample set of data. The students are using the sample data given.
Teaching Notes
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