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Word Power
Fifth graders identify a set of data from a real world problem. In this statistics lesson, 5th graders identify the range, mode, median and mean using some manipulatives. They write words randomizing the letters.
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Misleading Statistics
In this misleading statistics worksheet, students identify misleading graphs. They determine the mean, median and mode of given data. Students determine the measure of central tendency which accurately describes the data. This one-page...
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Box Plots
In this statistics activity, students analyze problems by finding the mean, median and mode. They also set data by their median, and quartiles. There are 7 questions dealing with 2 different sections.
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Ten Data Analysis Activities
This thirteen page data analysis worksheet contains a number of interesting problems regarding statistics. The activities cover the concepts of average measurements, standard deviation, box and whisker plots, quartiles, frequency...
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Is That an Assumption or a Condition?
Don't assume your pupils understand assumptions. A teacher resource provides valuable information on inferences, assumptions, and conditions, and how scholars tend to overlook these aspects. It focuses on regression analysis, statistical...
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Create a Public Opinion Survey: The Middle East in the News
Though the discrete content here is a pair of New York Times articles about a 1998 military strike on Iraq and the coincident impeachment by the House of Representatives of then-President Clinton, this detailed plan for creating,...
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Statistics Canada
Students practice using graphing tools to make tables, bar charts, scatter graphs, and histograms, using census data. They apply the concept of measures of central tendency, examine the effects of outliers. They also write inferences and...
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Shut it Off!
Students identify the central tendencies. In this statistics lesson, students find the mean, median and mode of their collected data. They explain the effect of outliers on the data.
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Measures of Central Tendency
Young scholars analyze data using central tendencies. In this statistics lesson, students collect and analyze data using the mean, median and mode. They create a power point representing the different measures of central tendency.
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Mean Meadian and Mode
Young scholars apply central tendencies to given data. In this statistics lesson, students calculate the mean, median, and mode as it relates to their data. They collect data and graph it while identifying the way the numbers are ordered.
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Global Warming Statistics
Students research real-time and historic temperature data of U.S. and world locations, and analyze the data using mean, median, and mode averages. They graph the data and draw conclusions by analyzing the data. A spreadsheet is used to...
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Heart Smart in a Heart Beat
As an introductory activity, young statisticians measure their heart rate at rest and after exercise and compute the mean and median, and create a box & whisker plot. This is followed by watching a video (that no longer seems...
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Mode Mean Median
In this statistics activity, students practice finding number averages and statistics by finding the mode, median, and mean for the number sets.
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Statistics
High schoolers log their computer usage hours. They determine the mean, median, mode and standard deviation of the collected data. They make a frequency histogram of the grouped data, both on graph paper, and on the TI 83+ graphing...
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Math - Blank Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy! Review polynomials, statistics, triangles, graphing, mode, median, mean, measurement, slope, distance, and ratio. Note: Have everyone use a white board to do the problems to get a quick check on understanding.
Virginia Department of Education
Calculating Measures of Dispersion
Double the fun — calculate two measures of deviation. The lesson plan provides information to lead the class through the process of calculating the mean absolute deviation and the standard deviation of a data set. After learning how to...
Georgia Department of Education
The Basketball Star
Have learners use math to prove they are sports stars! Assess a pupil's ability to create and analyze data using a variety of graphs. The class will be motivated by the association of math and basketball data.
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Finding Averages
Fifth graders explore the world of statistics by finding averages. In this math formula lesson, 5th graders define the terms mean, median and mode while discussing the differences. Students practice finding the different...
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Global Statistics
Students select appropriate data to determine the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data. They calculate the statistical data on literacy rates and life expectancy within each geographic region of the world. Students determine...
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Family Size
In this family size worksheet, students complete a tally chart to determine data from a family size line plot. They organize the data in the chart to determine the mean, median, mode, and range of the data. There are six problems in...
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Mean and Median
Students identify the different central tendencies. In this probability lesson, students create the correct type of graphs to analyze their data. They make predictions and draw conclusions from their data.
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U.S. Immigrant Statistics
Students compare the populations of ten U.S. states to the number of immigrants who entered those states in a given year and calculate the mean, mode, and median of the grouping. They discuss why some states are more attractive than...
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C is for Cookie-A MEAN-ingful Graphing Activity
Third graders, in groups, dissect a variety of brands of chocolate chip cookies and calculate the mean for each brand. They create their own bar graphs, pictographs, and line graphs to represent information.
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What is the Average Height of Your Class?
In this statistics lesson, learners use an on-line form generator create a class-specific form, then complete the form, view a graph and data analysis, and draw conclusions.