In this episode of Algebra Applications, students explore the dramatic events of 2008 related to the mortgage crisis. Brought about principally through mortgage defaults, the effect on the overall economy was severe.

What are the two meanings of statistics? What does it really mean that an event has a 50% probability of occurring? Why are data analysis and probability always taught together? Written and hosted by internationally acclaimed math educator Dr.

In this TI Nspire tutorial, the Spreadsheet and Statistics windows are used to create a probability simulation of a coin toss. This video supports the TI-Nspire Clickpad and Touchpad. This Mini-Tutorial Video includes a worksheet. .

In this TI Nspire tutorial, the Spreadsheet and Statistics windows are used to create a probability simulation of tossing two coins. This video supports the TI-Nspire Clickpad and Touchpad. This Mini-Tutorial Video includes a worksheet. .

In this episode of Algebra Applications, students explore the dramatic events of 2008 related to the mortgage crisis. Brought about principally through mortgage defaults, the effect on the overall economy was severe.

In this introductory segment students learn about the mortage crisis of 2008. In the process they get a brief introduction to what a mortgage is.

The time value of money is at the basis of all loans. Students learn about the key factors that determine monthly mortgage payments and use the TI-Nspire to create an amortization table.

Having learned the general features of a mortgage, students learn the specifics of a subprime mortgage. With this comes the notion of a credit score, and with credit scores come the probabilities for a loan default.

Another factor in the mortgage crisis was the use of adjustable rate mortgages.

What are the two meanings of statistics? What does it really mean that an event has a 50% probability of occurring? Why are data analysis and probability always taught together? Written and hosted by internationally acclaimed math educator Dr.

In this Investigation we explore uncertainty and randomness. This video is Segment 1 of a 4 segment series related to Data Analysis and Probability. Segments 1 and 2 are grouped together.

In this Investigation we look at real-world data involving endangered wolf populations. This video is Segment 3 of a 4 segment series related to Data Analysis and Probability. Segments 3 and 4 are grouped together.

In this TI Nspire tutorialthe Spreadsheet and Statistics windows are used to create a probability simulation of tossing two dice. This video supports the TI-Nspire Clickpad and Touchpad. This Mini-Tutorial Video includes a worksheet. .

In this TI Nspire tutorial, the Spreadsheet window is used to create a random number table. This video supports the TI-Nspire Clickpad and Touchpad. This Mini-Tutorial Video includes a worksheet. .

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This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this episode of Algebra Applications, students explore the dramatic events of 2008 related to the mortgage crisis. Brought about principally through mortgage defaults, the effect on the overall economy was severe.

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this introductory segment students learn about the mortage crisis of 2008. In the process they get a brief introduction to what a mortgage is.

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The time value of money is at the basis of all loans. Students learn about the key factors that determine monthly mortgage payments and use the TI-Nspire to create an amortization table.

This is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Having learned the general features of a mortgage, students learn the specifics of a subprime mortgage.