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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Grades 11 12

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to the most common measures of central tendency: the mean, median and mode.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Mean, Mode, Median, and Range

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart about mean, mode, median, and range. It also has an assessment using Activotes.
eBook
Missouri State University

Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: The Normal Curve

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides lengthy explanations of the measures of central tendencies - mean, mode, and median - and the measures of variability - range, variance, standard deviation - are given here. Graphs of interesting "side items" are presented as...
eBook
Missouri State University

Missouri State U.: Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides lengthy explanations of the measures of central tendency - mean, mode, and median - and the measures of variability - range, variance, standard deviation. Graphs of interesting examples are presented as well, skewed...
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Other

Csulb: Stem: How Much Water Fits on a Penny? [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Students explore mean, median, mode, and range with this hands on activity.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Statistics Landmarks Vote

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson uses clustering to explore the concept of mean, median, and mode of a set of data and calculates the arithmetic mean.
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Other

James Wright: Measures of Central Tendency

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site looks at measures of central tendency and dispersion. Discussed are topics such as standard deviation, mean, median, and mode.
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Statistics: Math Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This tool allows you to create worksheets where learners calculate the mean, median, mode or range of a set of numbers.
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Medias

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive activity is designed as a review to the concept of mean, median and mode.
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Other

Meta Calculator: Statistics Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A web-based statistics calculator to find mean, median, standard deviation, variance and ranges.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Statistics Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Calculate basic summary statistics for a sample or population data set including minimum, maximum, range, sum, count, mean, median, mode, standard deviation and variance.
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Math Aids

Math Aids: Mean Mode Median Worksheets

For Teachers K - 1st
Great resource to practice and strengthen math skills pertaining to mean, mode, and median. Math worksheets are printable, may be customized, and include answer keys.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: An Average Lunch?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students explore the meaning of the average (mean) value for a set of data.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today Humidity Makes Air Feel Even Hotter

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students note the range of heat indexes on the overall data as well as specific humidity levels and air temperatures. They find the mean and median of the ranges and calculate apparent temperatures for specific scenarios.
Activity
TOPS Learning Systems

Top Science: Tack Toss [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An activity where students toss a set of tacks one hundred times and plot how many land on their sides each time. They then calculate the mode, median, and mean.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Mathematics: Quiz on Measures of Central Tendency

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students examine advanced mathematics concepts with this online quiz. The assessment shows comprehension of measures of central tendency. Topics include mean, mode, and median.
Handout
Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Box Plots

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan introduces quartiles and box plots. It contains an activity and discussion. Supplemental activities about how students can represent data graphically are also included.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Descriptive Statistics Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a statistics calculator; enter a data set and hit calculate. Descriptive statistics summarize certain aspects of a data set or a population using numeric calculations. Examples of descriptive statistics include: mean, average,...
Article
The Balance

The Balance: What Is Income Per Capita

For Students 9th - 10th
Income per capita can mean several things, depending on how it is measured. This article explains the various measurements, as well as other ways to measure income.
Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Stem and Leaf Plot

For Students 9th - 10th
Shodor offers this interactive Stem and Leaf Plotter. The mean, median, and mode may be calculated or checked for accurracy with your given data. Be sure to check the "What?" link to find exercises and a lesson plan.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Statistics for Math B

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will determine the mean, median, mode and standard deviation of collected data. They will make a frequency histogram of the grouped data, both on graph paper, and on the TI 83+.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Birds: How Do We Increase the Bird Population at Our School?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a lesson of how to improve our environment as well as how to enjoy it. The students will sit in the schoolyard, study pictures of birds and then compile similarities and differences. Students will observe live birds in the yard...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Probability and Statistics Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students are asked to find the mean, median, mode, and range of a data set. Also, they must be able to interpret graphs and tables, and graphically represent data. The quiz is multiple choice and consists of nine questions, and a summary...

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