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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Restocking Shoes

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
In this video from Cyberchase, Bianca uses data on past shoe sales to help her decide what quantities of each size she should order in the next shipment.
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eBook
Other

Online Statistics Education: Graphing Distributions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the second chapter of a statistics e-text developed collaboratively by Rice University, University of Houston Clear Lake, and Tufts University. It looks at many different types of data displays and the advantages and...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Types of Data Representation: Graphic Displays of Data

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you will explore displays of data using bar charts, histograms, pie charts and boxplots, and learn about the differences and similarities between them and how...
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Unit Plan
Richland Community College

Richland College: Ti 82 Histograms / Box Plots

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Richland College provides a step-by-step procedure on how to use a TI-82 to construct histograms and box plots and then use this to find frequency distribution.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Comparing Data Displays

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice interpreting and comparing dot plots, histograms, and box plots. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Displaying Data

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this lesson, practice exercise, and teacher resource in planning instruction on displaying data. In the lessons, you'll find definitions and examples of ways to collect and organize data, quartiles, and box-and-whisker plots, as well...
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Handout
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Stats Graphs Defined

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Richland Community College provides a glossary of many terms that are needed in order to understand statistics graphs and charts. Each of the types of charts is quickly explained in terms of what it is most effective in displaying.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Comparing Distributions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice comparing distributions that are presented in dot plots, histograms, and box plots. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Handout
Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
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Handout
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Definitions in Statistics

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site contains definitions to use in statistics and ways to collect data.
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Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Categorizing Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Three lessons on different types of data (qualitative, quantitative, univariate, bivariate, biased data) as well as a practice activity and teacher resource.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Stem and Leaf Plots

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explains how to create a stem-and-leaf plot from a data set. Demonstrates how to format a clear stem-and-leaf plot.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Dry Spells, Wet Spells: How Common Are They?

For Students 6th - 8th
Here's a project that looks at what the weather was like for over a hundred years. The goal of the project is to compare long-term precipitation patterns in different regions of the country. You will work with historical climate data,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Displaying Data

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice displaying data. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Statistics for Math B

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will determine the mean, median, mode and standard deviation of collected data. They will make a frequency histogram of the grouped data, both on graph paper, and on the TI 83+.