How can you know if the spoon works?

Format: 2-16 Don’t confuse “statistical significance” with “importance”

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Language/s: 3-3 Are the treatments practical in your setting?

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Resource Link: View the Lesson

Target Audience: 2-9 Reviews of fair comparisons should be systematic

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Short Description:

Short, small group exercise on how to design a fair comparison using the "claim" that a spoon helps retain the bubbles in champagne.

Key Concepts addressed:

• Bulgarian
• español
• Gaeilge
• Greek
• Hrvatski

Details

Short, small group exercise on how to design a fair comparison using the “claim” that a spoon helps retain the bubbles in champagne.

Exercise 1.  Students design a study; then

Exercise 2.  Look at a study someone else has done.

This takes about 20 minutes, is good fun, and introduces some key concepts of trials.