CK-12 Foundation
Misleading Graphs (Identify Misleading Statistics): Are Virgos Cursed?
Is it safe to take data at its face value? Pupils use the interactive to evaluate a claim that Virgos are more likely to get into a car crash than others. Individuals determine whether another variable may be at play.
Curated OER
The Power of Graphical Display: How to Use Graphs to Justify a Position, Prove a Point, or Mislead the Viewer
Analyze different types of graphs with learners. They conduct a survey and determine the mean, median and mode. They then identify different techniques for collecting data.
Curated OER
Misleading Statistics
In this misleading statistics worksheet, students identify misleading graphs. They determine the mean, median and mode of given data. Students determine the measure of central tendency which accurately describes the data. This one-page...
Curated OER
China's Population Growth
Learners collect data from China's population growth and determine the mean, median, and mode from the data. In this data lesson plan, pupils determine probabilities and use them to make predictions.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Sampling and Misleading Graphs
Teachers can use Smart Exchange to download a SMART Notebook lesson covering the topic of sampling and misleading graphs.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Identification of Misleading Statistics Grade 7
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify and analyze misleading statistics.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Misleading Graphs Are Da'pits!
In this interactive lesson, students will discover how creating an incorrect graph will display misleading information. Through viewing and discussing a variety of graphs, the students will identify 5 components that graphs must contain...
BBC
Bbc: Representing Data
This BBC Math Bite tutorial for line graphs, pictograms, and frequency polygons features an exam in which students draw and interpret statistical diagrams.