48 Statistics and the Casio fx-9750G Plus • Activity 10 Copyright © Casio, Inc.
The t-test calculation is shown below:
where
X is the mean of the sample, is the mean of the population,
s is the standard deviation of the sample, and n is the number of values in the
sample. The confidence interval can be calculated using the following formula:
The students should be familiar with the following vocabulary:
Mean Standard deviation
Degrees of freedom Confidence
T-test Z-test
Population Sample
Getting Started
For this activity you will need the Casio fx-9750G Plus graphing calculator,
measuring tapes (at least 2 meters), and a class chart with a column for height in
centimeters. You may want the students to calculate these values themselves and
then check with the calculator.
t =
X –
s / n
X [t • s / n ]
Activity 10: Class Height Teaching Notes (continued)
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