The middle of the data is important, but what about the rest of it? The lesson shows learners the importance of the range, quartiles, and extreme values. Pupils practice finding each of these values from given data sets.

Concepts

minimums, maximums, range, quartiles, interquartile range, data analysis

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss the percent of data that falls in each quartile
• Have pupils line up and practice finding the middle and the middle of the lower and upper half of the line

Classroom Considerations

• Individuals should understand how to read a stem-and-leaf plot

Pros

• Provides sufficient practice for learners
• Includes detailed explanations for each example to aid in teaching each concept

Cons

• Removes context from the sets of data, which decreases the relevancy

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.2