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Goodwin, Chris; Ortiz, Enrique – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2015
Modeling using mathematics and making inferences about mathematical situations are becoming more prevalent in most fields of study. Descriptive statistics cannot be used to generalize about a population or make predictions of what can occur. Instead, inference must be used. Simulation and sampling are essential in building a foundation for…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Models, Inferences, Simulation
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Pagni, David L. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2007
This article engages students in a simulation of the Coat Check problem, in which four women check their coats only to have them returned at random. Students examine the experimental and theoretical probability of at least one woman getting her own coat back.
Descriptors: Probability, Middle School Students, Simulation, Computation
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Mittag, Kathleen Cage; Taylor, Sharon E. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2006
One problem that students have with mathematics is that they often view the topic as a series of unrelated ideas. Sometimes they are aware that they have to know one concept to move to the next, but what is done in geometry is not necessarily related to anything in algebra. This failure to recognize mathematical connections limits students'…
Descriptors: Probability, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction, Comprehension
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Coffey, David C.; Richardson, Mary G. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
This article addresses misconceptions related to what makes an unfair game fair and describes from a personal perspective the process of discovering for oneself when a particular mathematical method works. (Contains 3 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Educational Games, Probability, Mathematics Instruction