Online games and resources for statistics, graphing, and probability

Elementary statistics topics

Bar Chart Virtual Manipulative
Build your bar chart online using this interactive tool.
nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_190_g_1_t_1.html?from=category_g_1_t_1.html

An Interactive Bar Grapher
Graph data sets in bar graphs. The color, thickness and scale of the graph are adjustable. You can input your own data, or you can use or alter pre-made data sets.
illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=63

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Statistics

Tutorials

Statistics and Probability Interactive Activities
Including different graphs & plots, experimental probability with dice or coins or spinner, conditional probability with a boxes-and-marbles experiment, sampling with and without replacement with a draw-marbles experiment, the famous MONTY HALL!, and more.
www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/#pro

The Regression Line and Correlation
This applet allows you to investigate a regression line, sometimes known as a "line of best fit."
illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=82

Online Statistics: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study
An introductory-level statistics book. The material is presented both as a standard textbook and as a multimedia presentation. The book features interactive demonstrations and simulations, case studies, and an analysis lab.
onlinestatbook.com/

Dau Stat Refresher
An interactive tutorial which gives a comprehensive view of Probability and Statistics.  Good exposition and well arranged material.  Most of it is in the college level, but the beginning parts could be used on high school level.  Has exercises too but grading did not work.
www.cs.gmu.edu/cne/modules/dau/stat/

GapMinder
Visualizing human development trends (such as poverty, health, gaps, income on a global scale) via stunning, interactive statistical graphs. This is an interactive, dynamic tool and not just static graphs. Download the software or the reports for free.
www.gapminder.org/

TalkStats.com - Statistics Help
Discussion forum where you can ask statistics questions.
talkstats.com/

Statistics: Inferences and Predictions from ExploreLearning.com
Great interactive 'gizmos' about correlation, least squares fit line, scatter plots, and more. All activities include exploration tutorial and assessment questions. Free trial.
www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspResourcesForCourse&CourseID=267

Graphing activities

Data Analysis and Probability gizmos from Explorelearning.com
Interactive exploration activities online, with lesson plans.  Topics include box-and-whisker plots, histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, lines of best fits using least squares, scatter plots; probability topics; and more.  This is an excellent resource for all math students.  They have a free trial account; after that by subscription.
www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspChildrenForCourse&CourseID=129

Statistics Interactive Activities
(scroll down to Statistics and Probability concepts)
A set of interactive tools for exploring histograms, pie charts, boxplots, stem-leafs, and mean, median, variance, and standard deviation of data. Can enter your own data or explore the examples.
www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/tools.html

Probability

Math Goodies Probability Lessons
Basic explanations with lots of worked-out examples and some online exercises.  Some lessons only available on their CD-ROM.
www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol6/intro_probability.html

Counting and Probability - from Interactive Mathematics
A full chapter of probability topics online, covering for example counting, basic probability, conditional probability, independent and dependent events, probability distributions, and more.
www.intmath.com/Counting-probability/Counting-probability-intro.php

Books

How to Lie With Statistics A bit dated, but fun! This book remains relevant as a wake-up call for people unaccustomed to examining the endless flow of numbers pouring from Wall Street, Madison Avenue, and everywhere else someone has an axe to grind, a point to prove, or a product to sell. Statistics are rife with opportunities for misuse, from "gee-whiz graphs" that add nonexistent drama to trends, to "results" detached from their method and meaning, to statistics' ultimate bugaboo--faulty cause-and-effect reasoning.

How To Lie With Charts The main focus of How to Lie with Charts is on the principles of persuasive-and undistorted-visual communication. It's about careful thinking and clear expression. So don't blame the computers. People are running the show.

A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper In this book the author reveals the hidden mathematical angles in countless media stories. His real life perspective on the statistics we rely on and how they can mislead is for anyone interested in gaining a more accurate view of their world. The book is written with a humorous and knowledgeable style that makes it great reading.

You can find a chapter on probability in the following books as well:

Mathematics, a Human Endeavor: A Textbook for Those Who Think They Don't Like the Subject Though technically a textbook, this is excellent reading for anyone who's interested in learning about math. The subjects provide the reader with a broad introduction to the mathematical sciences, including geometry, probability, combinatorics, statistics, topology and more. More importantly, Jacob's examples and explanations make it relevant and fun.

Challenge Math For the Elementary and Middle School Student There is a great lesson at the beginning followed by practice and then three levels of questions. The author has taken concepts that are generally saved for older kids (and can be dry and tedious) and made them accessible to a younger age group. Some of the concepts are fairly simple but as you work through how to apply them with increasing difficulty to some real-world problems then it does get you thinking.

Precalculus with Trigonometry: Concepts and Connections By Paul Foerster. Following the line of his excellent textbooks for high school math.

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