The mean might not always be the best representation of the average. The assessment task has individuals determine the measures of center for the salaries of a company. They determine which of the three would be the best representation of the average salary for employees.

Concepts

mean, median, mode, statistics, data analysis, frequency, frequency tables, frequency chart

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage those who struggle with the concept to create a dot plot to visualize the frequencies

Classroom Considerations

• A better standard match might be 6.SP.B.5.c
• The class must be familiar with mean, median, and mode

Pros

• The resource contains several annotated pieces of sample work
• The teacher commentary section provides implications for instruction

Cons

• The rubric contains dimensions in the score section that are not needed

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.1 HSS-ID.A.2 MP2 MP3