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Exploring Measurement Error with Cookies: A Real and Virtual Approach via Interactive Excel
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Sinex, Scott A; Gage, Barbara A.; Beck, Peggy J. – AMATYC Review, 2007
A simple, guided-inquiry investigation using stacked sandwich cookies is employed to develop a simple linear mathematical model and to explore measurement error by incorporating errors as part of the investigation. Both random and systematic errors are presented. The model and errors are then investigated further by engaging with an interactive…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Measurement, Error of Measurement, Science Process Skills