In this one-semester course, you will develop your problem-solving skills and use them to make predictions about our world. You will use statistics to learn about what to expect in life–from sports to restaurants to the cost of living. We will dig into what it means to be “normal.”  We will find the chance of something happening. Most important, we will explore how people can use numbers to influence who we believe and what we think.

Course materials: Excel, Word, and online articles.

Standards met: This course meets all standards and benchmarks in the Data Analysis & Probability strand of the Minnesota 2007 Math Standards for Grades 9-11.

Credit: 0.5

Honors Opportunity: Yes

Prerequisites: None—this course is appropriate for students at all levels who need to meet the Data Analysis & Probability standards or for those who need a one-semester math elective.