ST1.4.1: Truth and Consequences: Part I

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Summary: 

Now that you've disproven the government's blackburn study, it's time to uncover their deceptive methods. Make a hypothesis about the actual blackburn size and design a study to prove or disprove it.

Recommendations: 

This quest continues to look at sample bias and good data sampling practices. The quest is asks the player to think about why the government sample might have been biased. The quest concludes when the player has decided what action to take next.

Learning Objectives: 

Players will be able to draw conclusions about sampling by reading a data summary

Connecting Questions: 

Wait until students have completed 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 before asking any connecting questions

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