7th Grade Math Unit 5 Information
Inferences
CRCT Domain & Weight: Statistics & Probability 10%
FLIPBOOK for Unit 5
Overview of Unit 5
Prerequisites: Unit 5
Unit Length: Approximately 13 days
Checklist for Unit 5
Study Guide for Unit 5
Study Guide KEY for Unit 5
Calculator use allowed.
Click on the links below for resources by Concept:
Samples & Inferences
Variance & Inferences
TCSS
Concept One: Samples & Inferences
Standard(s) &
Essential Questions
MGSE7.SP.1 Understand that
statistics can be used to gain
information about a population
by examining a sample of the
population; generalizations
about a population from a
sample are valid only if the
sample is representative of that
population. Understand that
random sampling tends to
produce representative
samples and support valid
inferences.
E.Q How do you select a valid
sample to survey or study?
MGSE7.SP.2 Use data from a
random sample to draw
inferences about a population
with an unknown characteristic
of interest. Generate multiple
samples (or simulated samples)
of the same size to gauge the
variation in estimates or
predictions. For example,
estimate the mean word length
in a book by randomly sampling
words from the book; predict
the winner of a school election
based on randomly sampled
survey data. Gauge how far off
the estimate or prediction might
be.
Vocabulary
Resources
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Inference
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Valid
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bias
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measures of center
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mean
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Median
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mode
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outlier
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mutually exclusive
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sample
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simple random
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sampling
Unit 4 Activating Lesson
o PDF Version (no distortions)
o WORD Version (can edit)
o Lesson Plan includes:
 Vocabulary, Standards, EQ
o Background knowledge for unit
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Eureka Math (2014 Common Core) License
Concept One ~ TE | SE
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Glencoe CCSS Text (2013)
o Pages 789-800 Make Predictions
o Pages 801-812 Biased and Unbiased Samples
o Page 850
Foldable
o Pages 824
Mid Chapter Check
MGSE7.SP.1
MGSE7.SP.2
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CCGPS Frameworks
o
Candy Populations
 Students will like this one.
 Need M&M’s (snack bags best)
o
Predicting Populations
 Need Goldfish crackers
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Is It Valid?
 Good questions
 Interesting
E.Q. What is the center of a set
of data and how can it be
described?
TCSS
Assessment
2/16/2016
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TCSS
Concept Two: Variance & Inferences
Standard(s) &
Essential Questions
MGSE7.SP.2 Use data from a
random sample to draw
inferences about a population
with an unknown
characteristic of interest.
Generate multiple samples (or
simulated samples) of the
same size to gauge the
variation in estimates or
predictions.
E.Q. How can variation be
described within a data set?
MGSE7.SP.3 Informally
assess the degree of visual
overlap of two numerical data
distributions with similar
variabilities, measuring the
difference between the
medians by expressing it as a
multiple of the interquartile
range.
E.Q. How are proportions
used to estimate information
about populations?
MGSE7.SP.4 Use measures
of center and measures of
variability for numerical data
from random samples to draw
informal comparative
inferences about two
populations.
Vocabulary
Resources
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maximum value
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frequency
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minimum value
Activator
 Guess the Ages ~ TCSS Favorite
o Power Point
o Table for recording data
o Draw box & whisker plots
o Questions
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range
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ActivInspire Flip Chart on Dot Plots
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box & whisker plot
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Box & Whisker Review
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measures of spread
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inter-quartile range
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Glencoe CCSS Text (2013)
o Pages 825-838 Comparing Populations
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dot plot
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lower quartile
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CCGPS Frameworks
o Travel Times
 Use calculators
upper quartile
MGSE7.SP.3
MGSE7.SP.4
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Differentiation-Comparing Box and Whiskers
 Skills Practice
 Word Problems
 Enrich
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GALT (Georgia Active Learning Text) McDougalLittell(2007)
o Pages 216-219
E.Q. How can data be used to
compare different groups?
TCSS
Assessment
2/16/2016
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