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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Measures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Enter data and view the mean, median, variance, and standard deviation of the data set.
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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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Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Math Steps: What Is It? Data

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This is a great place for lesson information on the concept of analyzing data - measures of central tendency. Three other tabs are available besides the "What Is It?" link. Tips and Tricks, When Students Ask, and Lesson Ideas also...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.3 Describing Data Sets With Outliers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For certain data sets, such as home prices and household or individual income, is often described using the median instead of the mean. This lesson explores the mean and median in some different situations to help you understand the...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.sp4, 5c Puzzle Times

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
A performance task asking students to create a graph of provided information and then find the mean and the median of the data.
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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Grades 8 9

For Students 8th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to calculate different measures of central tendency, as well as the spread or dispersion of the data.
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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.
Graphic
Curated OER

Image for Mean

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the statistical term, "mean." An example is provided for explanation. Links are given to other related terms: central limit theorem, population, median, and mode.
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Other

American Youth Policy Forum: Thinking About Tests and Testing [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive primer in assessment literacy that seeks to raise awareness of key aspects about tests and testing issues. Explains essential statistical terms associated with testing (mean, modes, medians, distribution, dispersion,...
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Other

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

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Learners explore mean, median, mode, and range with this hands on activity.
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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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Grades 9 10

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Decide which measure of central tendency best describes a data set.
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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.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Data Types

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The University of Illinois provides this site that is helpful because of the various kinds of data that can be collected. This lesson plan helps students differentiate between qualitative, quantitative, and many other types of data.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Nitrate Levels in the Rock Creek Park Watershed: Meas of Central Tendency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Activity uses water-quality data from Rock Creek Park to illustrate elementary statistical measures of exploratory data analysis. The focus of the activity is the nutrient limitation in a stream and the three measures of central tendency.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: What Does the Data Tell Us? Describing Data

For Teachers 6th Standards
Understanding how to interpret data by its shape, spread, and center helps students to understand statistics.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Misleading Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This activity will challenge students to think creatively by having them design and build water balloon catchers from random scrap materials, while requiring them to take into consideration a multitude of variables including cost,...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Olive Trees: Data & Chance

For Students 1st - 3rd
Ariel is taking a survey. Do you want to help her collect and describe data?
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: All That Data 2

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Students describe graphs and explore range, measures of central tendency, and distribution in this interactive web lesson.
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Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Beginning Agebra: Central Tendencies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial to understand the three central tendencies and how to find them, as well as the standard deviation of values. Offers a discussion and practice problems.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Ridin' Along in My Automobile"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will research prices of used cars to discover how automobiles lose their value over time. Students will create a chart to record their information, use their chart to graph their data, and find measures of central tendency of...

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