Data and Statistics
Big Ideas
- collecting, organizing, and analyzing data helps us to answer questions about our world.
- A measure of center is a single number that summarizes the data. Measures of center are the mode, median, and the mean.
- The range is a single number that describes how the data varies or it's spread.
- By analyzing the shape of the data, one can determine the variation and which measure of center is most appropriate to use.
Essential Questions
- Why is it important to collect, organize, and analyze data?
- What is a measure of center?
- What is the range?
- How can the shape of the data be used to analyze data?