Statistical Variability and Data Distribution · Statistics and Probability

Measures of Center and Variation

Calculating mean, median, and range to summarize data sets.

Key Questions

  1. 1When is the median a better representation of data than the mean?
  2. 2How do outliers impact the story that the data tells us?
  3. 3What does a large range suggest about the consistency of a data set?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.2CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.3
Grade: 6th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Statistical Variability and Data Distribution
Period: Statistics and Probability

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