Measures of Central Tendency and Spread
Students calculate and interpret measures of central tendency and spread, including standard deviation. They will analyze how outliers affect these statistics.
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Students calculate and interpret measures of central tendency and spread, including standard deviation. They will analyze how outliers affect these statistics.
Key Questions
- Which measure of central tendency best represents a dataset?
- How does standard deviation quantify spread?
- What impact do outliers have on our analysis?
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