Each Student Needs:
- Student Portfolio
- Calculator
- Meter Stick
- Graphing software such as Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, or graph paper, rulers and pencils
Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number.
Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.
Reporting the number of observations.
Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.
The amount of livable space
The average of the data
The data point that is in the middle when the data is listed in numerical order
The value or values that occur the most often in a data set
Data point that differs significantly from other measurements
The difference between the greatest and least values