German Tanks: A Problem in Estimation.

Flaspoher, David C.; Dinkheller, Ann L.

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ERIC Number: EJ595921

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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German Tanks: A Problem in Estimation.

Flaspoher, David C.; Dinkheller, Ann L.

Mathematics Teacher, v92 n8 p724-28 Nov 1999

Presents a problem that describes a real-world situation from World War II that tries to estimate the number of German tanks, half-tracks, and aircraft, and a simulation of that problem in which the selection of a suitable estimate is less apparent. (ASK)

Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Integrated Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Social Studies, Statistical Inference, Statistics

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Focus on Statistics.