Join Zoe as she calculates the average number of points RJ scored in his basketball games. This step-by-step presentation clearly models the procedure for finding the mean of a data set, including examples with both whole number and decimal answers. After viewing the presentation, work through the Try It! problems as a whole class before assigning the Test Yourself questions as independent practice. An excellent supplement to a lesson series on data analysis.

Concepts

average, central tendency, data analysis, mean, statistics

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Additional Tags

mean, average, measure of central tendency, data analysis, statistics, math

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Pros

• Provides real-world contexts for finding the average of a data set
• Includes a karaoke song that reinforces the definitions of mean, median, and mode
• Presentation slides and Try It! practice problems are printable

Cons

• Assumes students know how to write quotients with remainders as decimals

Common Core

6.SP.A.2 6.SP.A.3 6.SP.B.5.a 6.SP.B.5.c MP4 MP6