The Inference Trifecta

As we round the corner of sampling distributions and head towards the wide world of statistical inference, you've likely run into some of our new Inference Trifecta lessons (represented by this logo on our website):

We specialize in relevant lesson contexts. However, over the years, we've also been inspired by the intuitive experience-based lessons from Math Medic and the powerful simulation-based lessons from Allan Rossman and Beth Chance. Ultimately, we believe that the best inference lessons combine all three approaches:

• Experience-based activities - to give students an intuitive feel for the processes underlying inference methods

• Computer simulation -  to take those student experiences to scale, without going immediately into formulas

• Relevant lesson contexts - to drive student engagement by giving them a real stake in the inferences they make with data

This school year, we released a set of Inference Trifecta lessons, which fuse all 3 approaches into compact and engaging learning experiences. These new lessons are available at various points in Part 6 (Sampling Distributions) and Part 7 (Inference for Proportions) of our AP Stats curriculum. To see them all in one place, click the link below and scroll down the page. You’ll find some awesome new activities, applets, and lesson contexts (including gerrymandering, the NBA Bubble, and veteran healthcare).

Let's skew it!