Estimating Sheep

Score will appear here.

Discuss with your friends and teacher the strategies you could use when estimating a number of items.

Extension activities:

Copy and paste your table of results into a spreadsheet then investigate the following:

• What is the average time it took you to make your estimate?
• Is your estimate more likely to be higher or lower than the actual number of items?
• Is there a correlation between the number of items and your percentage error?
• Can you work out the formula the computer uses to calculate your score?
• Can you get better at estimating with practice?

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Here is an excerpt from the Transum podcast that considers strategies for counting sheep: