The Statistics unit is divided into five main topics taught over the second half of the term, as well as part of the fourth term.
- Mean, Median, Mode and Range
- Measures of Variation
- Data Displays
- Sampling Methods
- Comparing Data Sets
Resources and Study Tools
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range (6th grade textbook)
Introduction Video - this should serve as a tool to review from 6th grade!
These videos show the types of questions we will be working on in Math Lab. Students should be able to find a missing data point when given a mean. Students should also be able to determine how the mean will change based upon outliers in a data set. This is an excellent resource before a test or a quiz.
Data Displays (6th grade textbook)
Differences between data display methods
Line Plots
Explanation and Example Video here
Box and Whisker Plots
How to construct a Box and Whisker Plot here
Create your own here! This is a great tool to see what a plot would look like after inputting larger amounts of data.
Shape of Distribution - it is important to know if the mean is to the left (less than), to the right (greater than) or equal to the median based upon the shape of distribution.
Measures of Variation (6th grade textbook)
Interquartile Range
Explanation Video
Mean Absolute Deviation
Step by step process here
Sampling Methods - pg. 440 - 445
Cool Online Sampling Activity
Reasonable Samples and Making Valid Claims
Comparing Data Sets - pg. 448 - 453
Great practice questions to spark our conversations is class.
Introduction Video - this should serve as a tool to review from 6th grade!
These videos show the types of questions we will be working on in Math Lab. Students should be able to find a missing data point when given a mean. Students should also be able to determine how the mean will change based upon outliers in a data set. This is an excellent resource before a test or a quiz.
Data Displays (6th grade textbook)
Differences between data display methods
Line Plots
Explanation and Example Video here
Box and Whisker Plots
How to construct a Box and Whisker Plot here
Create your own here! This is a great tool to see what a plot would look like after inputting larger amounts of data.
Shape of Distribution - it is important to know if the mean is to the left (less than), to the right (greater than) or equal to the median based upon the shape of distribution.
Measures of Variation (6th grade textbook)
Interquartile Range
Explanation Video
Mean Absolute Deviation
Step by step process here
Sampling Methods - pg. 440 - 445
Cool Online Sampling Activity
Reasonable Samples and Making Valid Claims
Comparing Data Sets - pg. 448 - 453
Great practice questions to spark our conversations is class.