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Displaying, Analyzing, and Summarizing Data
Title
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Displaying, Analyzing, and Summarizing Data |
Description
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• Students will conceptualize data as having variability that can be represented by a distribution Students will be able to describe the pattern formed by the data, as well as describe any outliers of that data.
• Students will be able to display, analyze and summarize data with dot plots and histograms
This activity is designed to go with GoMath Grade 6, Module 16, lessons 4 and 5 on Dot Plots and Histograms. We envision this being a first-day activity, with the second day covering the following content:
o Variable data and statistical questions
o Constructing frequency tables from data and dot plots
o Constructing histograms from frequency tables |
Subject
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Mathematics |
Level
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Middle School |
Type
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Guided Activity |
Duration
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60 minutes |
Answers Included
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No |
Language
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English |
Keywords
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data, distribution, dot plot, histogram, outliers |
Simulation(s)
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Plinko Probability (HTML5) |
Author(s)
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Jeffrey Bush |
Contact Email
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amanda.mcgarry@colorado.edu |
School / Organization
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PhET |
Date submitted
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12/13/17 |
Date updated
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12/13/17 |