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First Day Statistics Activity—Grouping Qualitative Data Lesson PlanFirst Day Statistics Activity—Grouping Qualitative Data Lesson Plan
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Statistics Education Web
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9th - 12th
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First Day Statistics Activity—Grouping Qualitative Data

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Making groups of groups can help to organize data. Classes use statistics to group themselves using descriptive adjectives. The objective is for learners to understand that grouping qualitative data is useful when the original groups are too extensive. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

data, data analysis, categorical data, data tables, data collection

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use an online tool such as Google docs to collect and sort data
  • Can also serve as a "get to know you" activity at the beginning of the school year

Classroom Considerations

  • This is an introductory statistics lesson with no prerequisite information needed

Pros

  • The lesson inspires discussion
  • Includes assessment questions with an answer key

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-ID.B.5 MP1 MP3

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