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11th grade Sample means, margin of error and confidence intervals worksheet

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Sample means, margin of error and confidence intervals

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  1. Ari drew 20 random samples of 25 students and plotted each sample's mean reading time as one dot. What is the mean of the 20 dots, in minutes?

  2. Bo drew 20 random samples of 40 students and plotted each sample's percent who recycle at home as one dot. What percent is the mean of the 20 dots?

  3. Esme drew 20 random samples of 30 students and plotted each sample's mean hours of sleep as one dot. What is the mean of the 20 dots, in hours?

  4. Dot plot of 100 sample percents; the middle 95 dots run from 52% to 68%. Kira simulated 100 random samples of 100 students; each dot is one sample's percent who walk to school. What is the margin of error, in percentage points?

  5. Luz simulated 100 random samples of 50 students; each dot is one sample's mean hours of sleep. What is the margin of error, in hours?

  6. Pia simulated 100 random samples of 15 sunflowers; each dot is one sample's mean height. What is the margin of error, in cm?

  7. Ren simulated percents who bike to school for random samples of 25 and of 400 students. Which plot shows the samples of 400?

    • Plot B: bigger samples land closer to the middle.
    • Either one: the sample size does not change the spread.
    • Plot A: bigger samples spread wider.
  8. Tala simulated percents who bike to school for random samples of 36 and of 900 students. Which plot shows the samples of 36?

    • Plot A: smaller samples land closer to the middle.
    • Either one: the sample size does not change the spread.
    • Plot B: smaller samples spread wider.
  9. 100 dots from 62% to 68%. Plot B: 100 dots from 44% to 86%. Zee simulated percents who recycle for random samples of 20 and of 500 students. Which plot shows the samples of 500?

    • Either one: the sample size does not change the spread.
    • Plot A: bigger samples land closer to the middle.
    • Plot B: bigger samples spread wider.
  10. 100 dots from 20% to 60%. Plot B: 100 dots from 35% to 45%. Ari simulated percents who bike to school for random samples of 16 and of 256 students. Which plot shows the samples of 16?

    • Either one: the sample size does not change the spread.
    • Plot B: smaller samples land closer to the middle.
    • Plot A: smaller samples spread wider.
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Sample means, margin of error and confidence intervals. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can find the middle of many sample results and the margin of error from a simulated dot plot.
  • I can find a margin with 1/√n and turn an estimate and a margin into an interval.
  • I can say what an interval tells us about the population, and how sample size changes it.

Standard: S-IC.B.4

Words to know

sample mean: The mean of one sample; one dot in the plot.

margin of error: How far the estimate may be off, each way.

confidence interval: Estimate − margin to estimate + margin: where the true value likely is.

standard deviation of the dots: How spread out the simulated results are.

1/√n: A quick margin for a sample percent from a random sample of n.

Common mistakes

Averaged the values on the line without counting how many dots sit at each.

Gave the tallest stack of dots instead of the mean of all the dots.

Used the whole width of the interval as the margin of error.

What to say

Ask: how many samples landed on each value?

Ask: where would the plot balance?

Ask: how far does the margin reach on one side?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with sample means, margin of error and confidence intervals?

Averaged the values on the line without counting how many dots sit at each.

How can I help my child with sample means, margin of error and confidence intervals?

Ask: how many samples landed on each value?

Are these 11th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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