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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Understanding Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathForum answers a question on variance and standard deviation.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A demonstration of how to find the standard deviation of a set of data. Several examples and a practice test are offered.
Graphic
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Mste: Is There a Standard for All This Deviation?

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Site contains information on the statistical term standard deviation. It gives a definition and shows how to calculate it. It has a link to information on the absolute value of a deviation and how the topics are related.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Deviant M&ms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity uses the basic M&M color activity of old to introduce students to CellSheet, CellSheet Converter, and TI-InterActive! while figuring the % Deviation for each color. If there is extra time or for a more advanced math...
Interactive
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mean Absolute Deviation (Mad)

For Students 6th Standards
Practice calculating the mean absolute deviation.
Handout
Other

Descriptive Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Very complete explanation of mean, standard deviation, etc. including an online calcluator for these statistics.
eBook
Missouri State University

Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent resource on what the science of statistics involves. There are all kinds of definitions, examples, graphs, and charts to learn from. The topics covered include: mode, mean, median, skewed distributions and measures...
eBook
Missouri State University

Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: The Normal Curve

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
eBook
Missouri State University

Missouri State U.: Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides lengthy explanations of the measures of central tendency - mean, mode, and median - and the measures of variability - range, variance, standard deviation. Graphs of interesting examples are presented as well, skewed...
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Descriptive Statistics Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a statistics calculator; enter a data set and hit calculate. Descriptive statistics summarize certain aspects of a data set or a population using numeric calculations. Examples of descriptive statistics include: mean, average,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Image for Standard Deviation

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick definition and overview of statistical standard deviation. A piece of clip art is provided to aid in understanding, and links are given for related terms.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.4 Should We Send Out a Certificate?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Should Fred receive a certificate for scoring in the top 2.5% of a statewide standardized test? Given the test scores for a large population and the mean and standard deviation, students will decide if Fred's score is good enough....
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.4 Do You Fit in This Car?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are tasked with solving a common issue for automobile manufacturers that require the students to use normal distribution as a model for data distribution. They will also use mean and standard deviation to figure out the problem....
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Against All Odds: Random Variables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Video presentation on the probability of independent events, covering related topics: multiplication rule, random variable, and mean and standard deviation. [28:41]
Handout
City University of New York

Measures of Variability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explanation and examples of variance and standard deviation. Helpful charts and formulas are provided.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: How Close Is Close?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students compute statistical measures like the mean, standard deviation, and variance of the data set. They understand how measures of variability can be interpreted.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Simulation of Sampling Distributions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This set contains questions about simulating sampling distributions. Students see graphs of simulated distributions enabling them to reach conclusions about mean, shape, and standard deviation.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Probability as Relative Frequency

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students use simulation to justify the concept of the Law of Large Numbers. They understand that as the sample size increases, the relative frequency of which an event occurs approaches the probability of that event...
Unit Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Nitrate Levels in the Rock Creek Park Watershed: Variability

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learning module focuses on measures of variability such as range, variance, and standard deviation which are used to examine nitrate levels and water quality.
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Other

Online Statistics Education: Measures of Variability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learning Objectives cover the areas of the Measures of Variability. Explanations are given for: variability, range, interquartile range, variance, and standard deviation. Examples and quizzes are also provided.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Online Study Tool: Quiz on Measures of Variability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students demonstrate advanced mathematics skills with this online quiz. The questions check understanding on measures of variability. Topics include variance, standard deviation, and frequency tables.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Z Scores 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find the z-score of a particular measurement given the mean and standard deviation. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Spread Out #1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This exploration uses baseball's slugging average to explore variance and standard deviation.
Unit Plan
Other

Magoosh: Statistics Fundamentals

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An online course on the fundamentals of statistics including video lessons in Mean, Median, and Mode; Weighted Averages; Quartiles and Boxplots; Range and Standard Deviation; Normal Distribution; Z-scores; Intro to Inferential...

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