This short but information-packed presentation begins with a thorough review of how to calculate mean, median, and mode of a given data set. What makes it a unique lesson is the follow-up example and presentation of how these measures of central tendencies are affected by changes to a data set. A carefully put-together video that would work as both a solid arithmetic review for these measures or as an introduction to the need for categorizing outliers and using linear regression methods.

Concepts

mean, central tendency, statistics, data analysis, median, mode

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Extend by assigning a research problem for what we learn about a dataset by knowing the relationship between mean and median
• Give the class a mean and median and have each learner create a data set that results in those measures. Then investigate how each set changes with addition of a new data point
• Consider discussing when and how each measure of central tendency gives important information about a data set

Classroom Considerations

• Video viewing requires Internet
• Providing a script of the video might assist learners who need more processing time for the concepts discussed
• Consider pausing the presentation at regular intervals to allow for class questions and discussion

Pros

• Clearly and pleasantly voiced, following along with but not directly reading slide presentations
• Each arithmetic step detailed and performed explicitly
• Calculations fully completed and summarized before conclusions are made
• Capstone slide nicely pulls together presentation information

Cons

• No printable slides or homework problems provided
• No discussion of outliers or the size effects of additional data

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.2