Categories
Genres
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
High school
Sign up / login

What does 95% confidence in the poll results mean?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Probability and Statistics
2023-11-20 09:44:35

What does 95% confidence in the poll results mean?


normal curve


There have been a lot of polls about who will win the Presidential election. I get so confused when polling results are reported.  What is a 95% confidence measure? What's the margin of error?  What is standard deviation? In this activity students consider the errors in choosing polling samples, find the absolute mean data difference, the standard deviation of a sample and calculate the margins of error.


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Tags:
mean Data 6.SP.5 standard deviation 6.SP.2 6.SP.4 7.SP.2 7.SP.1 8th HS HSS-IC.B.4 HSS.IC.A.1 6.SP.1 HSS.ID.A.4 polling margin of error HSS.IC.B.3 sample stats data analysis
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    How much snow is that?
     ❄️In this updated activity, students will es...
    Jackie Robinson
    April 15th, 1947 was a date to remember.  J...
    How many hot chocolate scoops do I need?
    Even though it is now Spring, here in New Englan...
    The Game of GO
    In March 2016, Lee Se-dol, one of the world's best...
    Daylight savings time
    Updated and improved! Is Daylight savings t...
    How fast will my new puppy mature?
    Dudley, born 11/10/2019 Dudley has just com...
    Do teams that spend a lot win a lot?
     In this activity students compare team wins ...
    Fantasy Football
    In the midst of another NFL sea...
    How much does a Lego cost?
     This is a three act task, with an activity g...
    The 8th billion baby
      How fast is the world's population gro...