Data Interpretation and Probability · Statistics and Probability

Summarizing Data Sets

Calculate and compare the mean, median, mode, and range of various data sets.

Key Questions

  1. 1Which measure of center best represents a data set with extreme outliers?
  2. 2Why does the range only provide a limited view of data spread?
  3. 3How can two different data sets have the same mean but look completely different?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M8ST01
Year: Year 8
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Data Interpretation and Probability
Period: Statistics and Probability

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