Math
-Make sure your are comfortable with the terms/concepts we went over today:
-Census (what is it, what does the government use the info. for?)
-Population vs. Sample (what is it? why useful?)
-Biased vs. Unbiased Data (explain what they mean, and be able to make your own example)
-Ways to collect data in a less biased (more unbiased) way
Check out some actual census data:
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/index-eng.cfm
Complete the following:
1.
There are six values in a data set. The mode is 11. The range is 50. The
smallest value is 11. The median is 25. The second smallest value is 20. The
mean is thirty. Find the values. Show all work and briefly explain your method.
2.
There are 25 students in Mr. Mak’s class. The mean on their History
test is 72 (Boo! Too low!). Unfortunately, Mr. Mak
realizes he has inputted Ryan’s mark as 36 instead of 86! What should the mean for the class be? Show all work, and briefly explain your solution.
English
Procedural writing - In your journals, complete your procedure (clear, concise wording, number each step), materials list and safety concerns list for the Steam-engine boat project
History Test Next Wednesday - It will be posted over the weekend!
