Goal:  Conduct a one sample hypothesis test of the mean, analyze and report the result

Topic:  One sample hypothesis testing about the mean.

Prerequisites:   Descriptive Statistics

                              Probability

                              z and t distributions

                              The purpose, procedure, and terminology involved with hypothesis testing. 

Materials:  Computer with SPSS, Word Processor, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Reader

                     TI-83 Calculators

Notes to the Teacher:

Before implementing this webquest, the students should be familiar with the concepts listed above.  I am providing two lesson plans that will assist in introducing the hypothesis testing.  The links are provided below.  You must have Microsoft Word to view lessons.

Lesson 1                                                              Lesson 2

• Some websites listed in the lessons go over more tests than one sample testing about the mean.  Make sure students concentrate on the one sample mean testing and not any of the others.
• The last website provided for the first lesson plan is a java applet. The way the applet is set up is confusing, so play with it yourself before demonstrating it to students.
• Demonstrate navigation of the website in lesson two and point out the questions that the student should focus on listed in the lesson plan above.
• The webquest will be frustrating to students.  Be sure to support them and guide them instead of lead them.  The point of a webquest is to allow the student to lead themselves and be creative.  Therefore, it is important for the teacher to resist telling them exactly what to do.  You can be supportive by presenting questions that guide them in the right direction.

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