Use measures of variance to compare and analyze data sets. Pupils match histograms of data sets to their respective statistical measures. They then use calculated statistics to further analyze groups of data and use the results to make decisions about which set is the best.

Concepts

standard deviation, mean, statistics, data analysis, data

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Review how to calculate standard deviation
• Conduct a short lesson on calculating z-scores

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should understand the measures of variance

Pros

• Includes a vocabulary list that is essential to the lesson
• Contains a set of suggestions for differentiation

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.2 MP1 MP2