Statistics and Math

Featured Resources

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  Click & Learn

  Sampling and Normal Distribution

  Graphically explore how sample distribution and standard error of the mean depends on the sample size.
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  Teacher Guide

  Teacher Guide: Math and Statistics

  Topics include measures of average (mean, median, and mode), variability (range and standard deviation), uncertainty (standard error and 95% confidence interval), Chi-square analysis, student t-test, Hardy-Weinberg equation, frequency calculations, and more. 
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  COLLECTION

  Spreadsheet Data Analysis Tutorials

  This series of self-paced tutorials show how to analyze data using a spreadsheet program.
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  Activity

  Evolution in Action: Data Analysis

  These two activities support the film The Origin of Species: The Beak of the Finch. They provide students with the opportunity to analyze data collected by Princeton University evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant.
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  Virtual Lab

  Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab

  In the Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab students explore the evolution of the anole lizards in the Caribbean by collecting and analyzing their own data.  
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  Activity

  Mapping Genes to Traits in Dogs Using SNPs

  In this hands-on genetic mapping activity students identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) correlated with different traits in dogs.
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  Activity

  Diet and the Evolution of Salivary Amylase

  Students explore the effects of different diets on the evolution of an enzyme that breaks down starch.
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  Activity

  Allele and Phenotype Frequencies in the Pocket Mouse

  A lesson that uses real rock pocket mouse data collected by Dr. Michael Nachman and his colleagues to illustrate the Hardy-Weinberg principle.
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  Activity

  Genetics, Probability, Pedigree, and Chi-Square Statistics

  A lesson that requires students to work through a series of questions pertaining to the genetics of sickle cell disease and its relationship to malaria. These questions will probe students' understanding of Mendelian genetics, probability, pedigree analysis, and chi-square statistics.