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Sampling and Hypothesis Testing

Snow and Cholera
problem

Snow and Cholera

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
1 out of 3

What information helped medical pioneers decide on the cause of a disease? Especially in a time before microscopes were as powerful as they are today ?

Very old man
problem
Favourite

Very Old Man

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Is the age of this very old man statistically believable?

Counting Fish
problem

Counting Fish

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
1 out of 3

I need a figure for the fish population in a lake. How does it help to catch and mark 40 fish?

David and Goliath
problem

David and Goliath

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Does weight confer an advantage to shot putters?