Extending Inference and the Capstone Study: Math Unit 8, Grade 12 (Letters & Devotion)

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Extending Inference and the Capstone Study is Unit 8 of Statistics and Data Science: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning (Part 2) (Grade 12), the Letters & Devotion Math course, complete in one printable PDF: 8 lessons, the unit check-up and the answer key, 74 pages.

• The chi-square test statistic for independence, computed from observed and expected counts in a two-way table
• The distinction between chi-square test of independence and chi-square goodness-of-fit
• A decision framework for choosing among t-tests, two-proportion z-tests, chi-square tests, and confidence intervals
• The gap between a statistically significant finding and a licensed causal or practical claim
• A study design plan including sampling/experimental method and bias safeguard
• The student’s own selected inference procedure applied to their own collected or retrieved dataset
• The specific limitations of the student’s own study design and conclusion
• The degrees-of-freedom rule for a chi-square test on a two-way table

Every lesson is written for a parent with no teaching background: it opens with a short script to read aloud, names the specific wrong idea a student is likely to reach for and how to correct it, and closes with a practice sheet you may copy for your household. Scripture references are King James Version throughout. Black-and-white, 8.5 x 11 in. The whole year of this course is also in this store as a single book.

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