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Statistics Canada Lesson PlanStatistics Canada Lesson Plan
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7th - 9th
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Math
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Database & Spreadsheet
Year
2009
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Statistics Canada

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Students practice using graphing tools to make tables, bar charts, scatter graphs, and histograms, using census data. They apply the concept of measures of central tendency, examine the effects of outliers. They also write inferences and convincing arguments based on data analysis.

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central tendency, data analysis, histograms, graphs, outliers, scatter plots

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histogram, measure of central tendency, scatter graph, scatter plot, analyze data, outlier, math

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