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Suzi's Company AssessmentSuzi's Company Assessment
Publisher
Inside Mathematics
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Year
2012
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Suzi's Company

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The mean might not always be the best representation of the average. The assessment task has individuals determine the measures of center for the salaries of a company. They determine which of the three would be the best representation of the average salary for employees.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

mean, median, mode, statistics, data analysis, frequency, frequency tables, frequency chart

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Encourage those who struggle with the concept to create a dot plot to visualize the frequencies

Classroom Considerations

  • A better standard match might be 6.SP.B.5.c
  • The class must be familiar with mean, median, and mode

Pros

  • The resource contains several annotated pieces of sample work
  • The teacher commentary section provides implications for instruction

Cons

  • The rubric contains dimensions in the score section that are not needed

Common Core

HSS-ID.A.1 HSS-ID.A.2 MP2 MP3

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