We have launched a second set of four 'Hands on statistics' activities at https://www.rss.org.uk/hands-on
These hands-on activities are for use by our members at careers fairs, at festivals and in schools. They consist of short, practical activities for face-to-face interactions, which can be extended for use in school workshops.
They've been developed by Laura Bonnett and Simon White, members of the RSS Education and Statistical Literacy Committee, and have been tested by them and other volunteers at events such as school careers fairs and public events at festivals. As well as the instruction sheet and any printed materials, there's a video for each demonstrating their use.
The four new activities are
* Capture Recapture: This activity illustrates how to estimate the size of a population. It explores a core idea of statistical inference and is very interactive.
* How many penguins?: This activity introduces people to the concepts of populations and samples. Using information obtained from a sample of "local" penguins, we infer how many penguins live in a colony in Antarctica.
* Radiotherapy: This activity introduces the idea of a simulation study to investigate the impact of different doses of radiation when targeting tumour cells. It is highly interactive and requires minimal resources.
* Sociable cards: This activity uses a "magic trick" to demonstrate that statistical thinking can help to identify patterns in situations which may otherwise be considered unpredictable. It is highly interactive and requires minimal resources.
Find all eight Hands on statistics resources at https://www.rss.org.uk/hands-on
Hands-on statistics is one of two sets of careers resources for RSS members, by RSS members, available on the RSS website in the Get involved section - www.rss.org.uk/get-involved<http://www.rss.org.uk/get-involved>
With best wishes
Scott
(apologies for cross-posting if you receive this more than once)
Scott Keir
Head of Education and Statistical Literacy
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