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Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: The Normal Curve eBookMissouri State University: Introductory Statistics: The Normal Curve eBook
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Missouri State University
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Math
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Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: The Normal Curve

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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 well, skewed distributions of central tendencies, for example. Includes review exercises.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, variance

Additional Tags

missouri state university: introductory statistics: the normal curve, central tendencies, skewed distributions, statistics averages, variability, area under the normal curve, measures of center

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.2 HSS-ID.A.4 HSS-IC.A.1 HSS-IC.B.4

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