Middle School Probability Statistics Item Specification Chart
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1. Data Analysis |
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a. analyze/interpret graphs and plots |
7 |
5 |
12 |
5. Read information from stem-and-leaf plot. |
8. Identify a graph/plot that best represents a set of data. |
13. Analyze and compare two box-and-whiskers plots. |
16. Identify and correct error in making circle graphs. |
b. collect/organize |
7 |
5 |
12 |
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i. compare two populations |
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3 |
7 |
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c. draw conclusion/make inferences |
6 |
5 |
11 |
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9. Identify line of best fit and make prediction of scatterplot. |
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j. use scatterplots for lines of fit |
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2 |
4 |
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d. make conjectures about populations based on samples |
5 |
5 |
10 |
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11. Solve problem involving samples to predict populations |
17. Correct error in creating a biased sample. |
e. sampling |
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3 |
7 |
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f. formulate questions |
6 |
4 |
10 |
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g. use measures of central tendency and variance |
5 |
4 |
9 |
1. Find median of a set of data. |
7. Create a data set given mean, median, and mode. |
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h. misuses of statistics |
6 |
2 |
8 |
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14. Choose a graph that convinces best. |
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k. understand correlation vs. causation |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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l. distributions of data |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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m. confidence interveals/error |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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2. Probability |
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a. determine simple/ compound probabilities using informal methods |
7 |
5 |
12 |
2. Determine probability of certain, impossible, and equally likely events. 3. Determine probability of simple event |
10. Determine true or false statements about the experimental and theoretical probability of the same event. |
15.Determine the probability of a compound event. |
18. Describe an activity that shows difference between theoretical/experimental probabilities. 19. Correct error in generating sample space. |
d. sample space |
6 |
3 |
9 |
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g. empirical/theoretical probabilities |
5 |
4 |
9 |
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h. compute probabilities based on simulations/ exper. |
5 |
3 |
8 |
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i. describe/conduct simulations |
5 |
3 |
8 |
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b. independent and dependent events |
7 |
4 |
11 |
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6. Determine probability of dependent events. |
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c. mutually exclusive events |
7 |
4 |
11 |
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12. Determine if mutually exclusive events are transitive. |
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e. complementary events |
6 |
4 |
10 |
4. Identify the complement of probability event. |
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f. misconceptions about probability |
6 |
4 |
10 |
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20. Correct misconception about the multiplying or adding probabilities. |
j. fair games and expected values |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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k. determine odds |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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l. conditional probability |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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