Welcome to MDM 4U.
Class Locations: 130 and 208 (for tests and review days)
Homework is Expected to be Completed Daily.
It is your responsibility to address difficulty with homework or any other part of the course efficiently. Seek help from Mrs. Scales.
Hours to Seek Help:
Lunch: Mon- Fri. in room 208
OR by appointment: Mon-Fri 7:45am-8:00am, 2:30pm-2:50pm, Periods 2 and 5.
Probability Project Due Date: April 6
April 6 - 9
April 6: Probability Project due
April 7: midterm
April 8: Fathom introduction mini project
April 9: Database Introduction Mini Project
see attached: Databases.notebook, Databases Activities.wpd
April 9: Career, Evaluating Websites and Slide Project due.
April 14-17 student presentations of their work will occur throughout the week.
Diagram, Fathom assigments due.
April 14: Quattro Pro Assignment
read the website you have been assigned below :
be ready to discuss what you have learned.
Assigned students
Read Article Student
1 Michelle, Cassie, Andrew
2 Eric, Katelyn, Ryan
3 Jamie, John MacDonald,
4 Bev, Quintin
5 Janelle, Jessica
6 Jason, Braeden
7 Kaity, Betty Anne
8 Jonathan Hunsburger, Lisa
April 15: Introductions to Data Organization
find 2 graphs relating to "prevalence of diabetes". make sure you note your sources.
if you didn't comeplete sorting the data examples into numerical or categorical and further sorting then continuous, discrete, nomial or ordinal complete your sort using "Identifying Data Types.notebook"
April 16: Sampling Methods Jigsaw, define population and sample.
Homework: Determine the same information you found about your assigned sampling method regarding Voluntary Sampling. (description, example, how to demonstrate with a deck of cards(?)
Make sure you are an expert about your sampling method. You will be presenting what you learned to your homegroup tomorrow.
April 17: Sampling Jigsaw: Meet in your home groups and share what you learned about sampling.
Data Validty and Questionaire Design
Presentation of diagrams and careers
Homework: Finish sorting the graphs and charts from Identifying Data types.notebook into the following four categories:
1. Categorical or Numerical - then subclassify to Nomial or Ordinal and Discrete or Continuous
2. Experimental or Observational
3. Aggregate or Microdata
4. Primary or Secondary Data sources.
you should have the same graph/chart appearing in each of the four methods of classification. i.e. the Cirgle graph with eye colour will appear on the Categorical, Nomial, Observational, Aggregate, and Primary pages.
Quiz Monday: sorting data types and methods of data collection.- practice sampling questions from the textbook are: page 117 Question 1-12
April 20-24
April 20: interview with Mrs. Scales with background reseach for project.
project work day: determine the types of data you have for your project
Quiz - sampling methods and classification of datya types.
Databases and Quattro Pro Assignments due
Homework: keep working on your final project background collection.
April 21: If you have not completed the Census at School complete...
Homework: finish the assignemtns on the "Sample Survey Questions complete.notebook" - make notes about Question Design and fix my sample questions.
ClassId : 1757 Password: datarocks
April 22: PA Day
More student presentations and interviews with Mrs. Scales regarding your progress on your final project.
April 23: bias and anaylsis of results
Homework:
For the STPeterPoliticSurvey.rtf read the survey and reverse engineer (you determine a suitable purpose) the purpose.
Analyze each question as stated on the "Question Analysis.notebook" file.
Documentation for NLSCY and Survey is attached. (NLSCY sections A and B only)
Tomorrow you will use the clickers to rate to each question. (You will need to make notes on your question analysis today so you can quickly respond tomorrow)
April 24: into Home Groups again to review types of bias.
Use results of Census At Schools to create and analyze graphs.
presentations and meetings
Homework:
Complete Activty #2 from the Databases Assignment... If you have already done so use estat, WHO, CDC or others to search for data for your research topic... Create a scatter plot. Determine a conclusion you can make based on your scatter plot.
This will be formatively assessed to assist you in your analysis for your final project.
page 123 Questions 1-8
April 27- May 1
April 27: Using Census At Schools Data to learn about Measures of Central Tendency.
In class: Complete the handout "Ratios and The Human Body.wpd" using the "Census At School April 2009 results.qpw" Copy the data into Fathom and follow the instructions.
Homework: Use the 200 sample size data set, "Canadian data set measures only.ftm". Determine the Mean, Median, Mode,... (as you did in the handout) for your assigned ratio (use Height _ to_Armspan if you are unsure), with the Canadian data set.
Compare your data to the Canadian data set (min, max, stdDev, variance, Q1, Q3)
Compare your mean, median and mode to the class values.
Which measure best describes the Canadian data? Why?
Is this the same measure as you selected for the class data?
How can you use your descriptor (mean, median, mode) to apply it to any randomly selected high school student in Canada?
Give an example.
Your work will be submitted electronically.
April 28: Mean, Median Mode clicker quiz
discussion of Ratios and Human Body Results
presentations
A Meaningful Money Problem
Homework: page 133 Questions: 3,7,11,12
Assignments from Mon and Fri are expected to be completed.
April 29: Exploring Graphical Summaries - histograms, shape, centre and spread
meetings with Mrs. Scales regarding projects
make sure you have completed your Investigation for Graphing Distributions.
Homework: page 419 question 1 -4
April 30: Measures of Spread
Homework: Finish All Charged Up Part 1 (Part 2 tomorrow) (All charged up data and instructions attached)
Calculate the population variance for the second example in Central Tendency how to ...ftm, check with the popVariance(sample) function.
May 1: Shape and Variation of Distributions.
Homework: Better Reputation assignment. The rubric used for All Charged Up will be used to assess this assignment. due Mon. May 4
NASA company A.txt and NASA company B.txt have the data, Better Reputation.wpd is the file of the assignment.
Variance Measures.notebook is a file of the class presentation today, converted from Corel Presentations.
May 4-8
May 4: using the CCHS database to retrieve data.
Homework: Design questions for OSSLT Preparation Survey
OSSLT Litereacy Preparation Survey Purpose of The Study.wpd
May 5: Mrs. Scales is away.
Probability Project peer evaluation day.
Peer Review of Literacy Survey Questions.
Homework: finish the Culmining Project Activity handed out on Fri May 1. Culminating Activity May 1.wpd
May 6: more CCHS and understanding the graph we created. See file Thinking about the prevalence of diabetes in Canada.notebook
Homework: Calculate Range and Standard Deviation of Height and Armspan and the Ratio of Height to Armspan for the Census At School Random Sample data.
What do these values tell you about the data? What can you say about the population of the survey?
Does this apply to the entire popluation of Canada?
May 7:more CCHS
Revisiting the Literacy Survey Questions.
Homework: text page: 148 questions 1-4, 6,7
install CCHS database on your home computer.
May 8:more CCHS and presentations and interviews
Homework: CCHS Diabetes Investigation finishing touches
Van Oschc Literacy Prep Survey.wpd is attached... Compare your survey questions with Van Osch's. Add questions to your survey as needed. Avoid jargon.
May 11- 15
May 11: CCHS Diabetes Investigation due.
Sampling and Repeated Sampling: note on thinking about Sample size.notebook
exploration activities: comparing mean and stdDev of Larger and larger samples.ftm, sampling a samll group from a large population.ftm.
Complete the first activity in Exploring Mean and stdDev in Normal Distributions.wpd
Homework: Literacy Survey Questions including orginals, peer responses and revised version due.
May 12: Understanding Confidence Intervals
OSSLT Questions due
Homework: catch up on the many missing homework assignments and read note attached: Confidence Intervals Summary Chart complete.notebook
May 13: Using Fathom to determine an interval with a specified confidence-need sample mean, sample stdDev and sample size.
Analysing Two Variable Data
finish Exploring Mean and StdDev in Normal Distribution.wpd
Homework: page 464 Question 1 to 7. Use Fathom to determine the confidence interval and p. 168 Q: 3
May 14: Analysing Two Variable Data and Final Project Presentation Planning.
Summarizing Numerical or Categorical Data - we will use Census At School Results to summarize findings.
Homework: page 169 questions 5 -7, 10 page 180 questions 5 - 7
If you did not create the following summaries (graphs or charts) today, do so as part of you homework.... This is a skill you are expected to use for your final project. If you have difficulty you are expected to seek help. Types of summaries: numerical vs numerical; numerical vs categorical, and categorical vs categorical. Use the CensusAtSchool_Random_Sample data.
May 15: Understanding Correlation
Work On your Final Project.
Final Project Progress Update: You should now have a thesis, and data supporting many variables related to your thesis. Data should come from CCHS and ESTAT; perhaps other sources. You have the knowledge required to create graphs of one variable (histograms/bar graphs). Also you know how to calculate measures of central tendency and spread for one variable analysis. Also, you can determine the population mean with a confidence level. All of these skills can help you make a conclusion relating to your one variable data.
Recently we have started two variable analysis. You have the skills to create a scatter plot and line of best fit to descibe trends in data. Perhaps you will use this trend to make a prediction.
Additional knowledge you have is to reference your work properly, use Fathom and Quattro Pro and SMARTNotebook
Final Project: Presentations will take place Tues June 9 through Wed June 17th inclusive. All students are required to be present for all presentations. Also, an exam will be scheduled for June 18th. This is will be used as an extra presentation day should there not be sufficient days for presentation. All students are required to attend.
You will submit your presentation slide to Mrs. Scales three class days before your scheduled presentation.
May 19-22
May 19 Introduction to continuous data.
Complete handouts 5.1.1, 5.1.3, 5.1.4 and 5.1.5. See 514 and 515 in document form.wpd 511 and 513 unit 5 Continuous intro.wpd Data for 5.1.4 and 5.1.5 are in a data file. 514and515data.txt
curve shapes 5.1.3 complete.notebook is the note from today.
finish Exploring Mean and StdDev in Normal Distribution.wpd
May 20 Two Variable Data - Analysis of Diabetes Data
Example of creating a histogram using Quattro Pro. In pairs create graph that answers a question relating to diabetes.- you will present this graph on Fri.
Final Presentation Order determined today. Selected randomly by Fathom.
 Presentations should be created on Corel Presentations or SMART notebook. NOTE: google docs and Microsoft PowerPoint do not work with the old version of the SmartBoard in our lab!
Use Corel WordPerfect should be used for your final write up.... That transfers between home and school the best. (formating issues)
May 21 - Mrs. Scales is away.
You require your homework from Tues. to take part in the discussion.
In pairs you will discuss and compare your solutions to 5.1.5. As a pair you will determine the correct answers to the assignment.
The teacher will handout the solutions to the assignment. Make note - did your pair determine the same answer?
Individually you will complete 5.2.1- you will create two histograms by hand(steps 2 and 4). Then you will use Fathom to graph and explore the data. (PartB). Part C required you to determine some probabilities. Recall that the probability of event A =number of ways event A occured divided by the total number of events.
Homework: finish 5.2.1 format.pdf and Exploring Mean and StdDev in Normal Distribution.wpd
May 22
Two Variable Analysis and Misrepresentation of Data
Presentations by diabetes pairs.
Hand in Mean and StdDev in Normal Distribution for marking.
Homework: Use your two variable analusis skills to analyze two variables for your final project. Your final project should include at least one scatter plot with a line of best fit with an analysis of fit and at least one graph with one numeric and one categorical variable (like percent with diabetes vs gender).
AND: finish any homework not complete for the week AND finish the article analysis with your checklist and COMMENTS!
May 25-29
Continuous Data and Normal Distributions
May 25
Normal Distribution Features
Homework: use conclusions from 5.3.2 to complete 5.3.4 Normal Distribution Practice. file attached What's Normal.notebook includes conclusions.
May 26
Applying the features of Normal Distributions to make conclusions about data.
Homework: more Final Project work. Finish 5.4.1 or 5.4.2 investigation for discussion tomorrow.
May 27
Probability Calculations using a Normal Distribution - putting it all together
CCHS 2 variable presentations
Homework:Unit 5 Day 4 homework.notebook (due Fri)
text page 449 Q: 1-4
page 439 Q1,2 (good for test preparation)
5.3.3 and 5.3.4 notes.notebook
May 28
Probability and Normal Distribution
homework: Unit 5 Day 6 homework prob dis and .notebook
Census At School Results selected data complete.ftm displays our results from today. I have added comments to reflect our discussion.
Read the comments! You should follow this example to complete your homework. This will be handed in MON
May 29 Unit 5 Day 4 homework.notebook
more Probability and Normal Distribution
Using a Standard NOrmal Distribution Table - see Unit 5 Day 7 notes complete.notebook for examples of calculations.
Homework: Final Project work and
handout 5.7.4 OR text page 430 Q: 1, 2 and page 440 Q: 8 ---> use your Standard Normal Distribution table to solve the problems.
Wednesday's test will be on Probabitiliy Distributions using the Normal Curve and The Standard Normal table.
June 1-5
Continuous Data and Normal Distributions
June 1
Go over rubric for final project/ask questions. Essay Rubric attached.
normal nickels.
Homework: finish Normal Nickels. (Using Fathom to make probability... attached)
textbook work recommended for practice (ie prepare you for test ) p 430 Q: 5,9,10 and p 449 Q;5,9
Unit 5 Day 6 Homework due MON june 1
June 2 -submit Unit 5 Day 6 homework and Normal Nickels homework.
take up Fri's homework and Normal Nickels - in preparation for the test.
Fill'er Up Assignment to be Handed In
supporting files: Fill'er up.wpd, Fill'erUp rubric.notebook, Filler Up data.txt
you may wish to refer to the notes from Fri Unit 5 Day 7 notes complete.notebook and Normal Nickels solutions.ftm
June 3
Test - continuous Data - Normal Distribution- Probabiltiy with Continuous Data
Go over presentation rubric
june 4-Shortened Period
Review of key ideas day
extra time for quiz.
bring your final project materials - for meetings with Mrs. Scales
June 5-
review of Key Ideas day
bring your final project materials - for meetings with Mrs. Scales
June 8-12
June 8 - organization day
a day to use the SMARTBoard - test to makek sure your presentation will function with the SMARTBoard.
bring your final project materials - for meetings with Mrs. Scales
June 9-12 presentations- attendance is mandatory
you will be peer critiquing the presentations.
be prepared to listen attentively and ask questions.... I will be making note of the questions asked, and by whom.
Bring your textbook and duotang to class.
CCHS Assignment is now available on the site!
Submit your written project your slides AND your Fathom/Quattro files following your project.
June 15-17
Presentations
I am no longer accepting late assignment submissions. The L drive folder has been moved. If you drop anything off there it will not be found in time to be marked.
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