A workbook of personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
One sheet on Iraq, one on Afghanistan and a third providing some support material for teachers
Use a small list of data to find the mean and standard deviation using the two formulae for the variance
Using the larger data lists, calculate these stats using calculators and/or excel
Construct a frequency table of the Iraq data and calculate the stats and compare with the list stats
Does summarising the data into a frequency table introduce significant changes?
Which is easier to use?
Summarise the overall results for the two populations
Draw a histogram perhaps
Discuss the results and the limitations of the conclusions
Ask the students to summarise their activity and findings
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| Peace_and_conflict_Stats.xls | 72.5 KB |
Many thanks for this,
Many thanks for this, JH. It's very good to see an example of an important global issue being addressed in the Math class.
Math teachers may also like to look at a new publication from "Facing the Future" .
Real World Math: Engaging students through Global Issues deals with foundational algebra and geometry, for the Middle Years Programme, using material relating to global issues.
http://www.facingthefuture.org/Home/CurriculumDetails/tabid/131/Default.aspx?ItemID=RWM