Lesson Plan: Biased versus Unbiased Samples Mathematics • 7th Grade

This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to determine whether a sample is biased or unbiased.

Objectives

Students will be able to

understand what is meant by biased and unbiased sampling,
determine if biased or unbiased sampling has been used in a real-life situation.

Prerequisites

Students should already be familiar with

data collection,
sampling and population methods.

Exclusions

Students will not cover

sampling methods such as stratified (or layer) sampling.