Strategies for Educational Inquiry

Week 9: Distributions, Z-Scores, Correlation

  1. Textbook and other Readings

    • No additional textbook readings

  2. Homework

  3. Gaussian Distribution and Z-scores

    1. A review of variability

    2. Review of quartiles, percentiles, z-scores

    3. A review of the Gaussian curve

    4. Grading and z-scores

    5. Introduction to Z-scores (informal presentation)

    6. Z-score summarized

    7. Normal Curve Equivalents

    8. Thorough discussion of z-scores

  4. Correlation

    1. Guessing correlations

      Mastery occurs when you identify correctly 20 correlations in a row. Be patient while the applet loads. Press the button under the "Plot D" window to display the plots and begin. This should be as much fun as your typical video game.

    2. Correlation

      These slides originally appeared in week 4. Be sure to review the correlation information.

    3. How to calculate correlation

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