Data, Statistics, and Variability · Data and Probability

Data Visualization

Creating and analyzing histograms, dot plots, and box plots to represent numerical data.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the choice of display affect how a viewer perceives the data?
  2. 2What specific information can a box plot show that a histogram cannot?
  3. 3How can we identify patterns or clusters in a visual data distribution?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Data - Grade 6
Grade: Grade 6
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Data, Statistics, and Variability
Period: Data and Probability

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