Curated OER
Fire Fighting Crew
High schoolers use the concepts in statistics to make decisions. They calculate the mean, median and mode. They compare one firefighter against another and analyze the data. They share their information with the class.
Curated OER
Introduction to Scatter Plots and Correlation
High schoolers examine the concept of scatter plots. They compare baseball statistics to locate the ones that correlate with winning, and identify the positive, negative, and no correlation in sets of data using MS Excel.
Curated OER
Graphing and Analysis of Water Quality Reports
Students practice making graphs and interpreting them. They compare and contrast different sets of data. They use Microsoft Excel to create different types of graphs.
Curated OER
Dating Practices
Students interpolate, extrapolate, and make predictions from given information. They present results and conclusions from given data using basic statistics. Pupils create a survey from a critical question and decide which sampling...
Curated OER
How Psychologists Do Research
Students discover how psychologists complete their research on different topics. In groups, they describe the elements of an experiment and the importance of sampling during research. They identify ethical issues in their research and...
Curated OER
Mean, Median, and Mode
Students calculate the mean, median, and mode in a set of numbers. In this data analysis instructional activity, students put a set of numbers in ascending order and perform calculations to find the mean, median, and mode.
Curated OER
Listen to Your Heart
Sixth graders explore how exercise affects heart rate and use spreadsheets to record and analyze data.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Measures of Central Tendency
A comprehensive guide for learning all about measures of central tendency with definitions of mean, median, and mode, solved examples, and practice questions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Grades 8 9
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to calculate different measures of central tendency, as well as the spread or dispersion of the data.
Missouri State University
Missouri State U.: Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Provides lengthy explanations of the measures of central tendency - mean, mode, and median - and the measures of variability - range, variance, standard deviation. Graphs of interesting examples are presented as well, skewed...
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Measures of Central Tendency
Students learn about measures of central tendency. Topics explored are mean, median, mode, and expected value. The tutorial investigates the statistics concepts through class notes and examples. Review exercises and a chapter quiz are...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Decide which measure of central tendency best describes a data set.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Decide which measure of central tendency best describes a data set.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion Grades 11 12
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to the most common measures of central tendency: the mean, median and mode.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Measures of Central Tendency
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of measuring central tendency.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Measures of Central Tendency
Mean, median, and mode are measures of central tendency in data analysis. Each can be used to identify central tendency. Box-and-whiskers plots are a visual representation of collected data involving medians.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Measures of Central Tendency
This site provides valuable information regarding measures of central tendency. Also, clicking on the link gives valuable examples to clarify understanding.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Quiz on Measures of Central Tendency
Students examine advanced mathematics concepts with this online quiz. The assessment shows comprehension of measures of central tendency. Topics include mean, mode, and median.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Measures of Central Tendency (Middle School)
Lesson plan provides practice for calculating measures of center.
Other
James Wright: Measures of Central Tendency
This site looks at measures of central tendency and dispersion. Discussed are topics such as standard deviation, mean, median, and mode.
Rice University
Hyper Stat Online Statistics Textbook: Central Tendency
Click on mean, median, mode, trimean, or trimmed mean to review central tendency.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Different Measures of Central Tendency: Lesson 3
This lesson demonstrates how the different measures of central tendency can cause you to look at data differently. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Using Different Measures of Central Tendency."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Different Measures of Central Tendency: Lesson 4
This lesson demonstrates how the different measures of central tendency can cause you to look at data differently. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Using Different Measures of Central Tendency."
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Nitrate Levels in the Rock Creek Park Watershed: Meas of Central Tendency
Activity uses water-quality data from Rock Creek Park to illustrate elementary statistical measures of exploratory data analysis. The focus of the activity is the nutrient limitation in a stream and the three measures of central tendency.