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This Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, Outliers activity also includes:
Biking may be an outlier. Using data from 10 states on the number of people reporting they bike to work, pupils calculate the measures of center. Scholars determine the range and interquartile range and find which provides a better description of the data. Learners then create box plots from the statistics calculated and analyze it specifically looking for any outliers.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have the class create other box plots using data provided in the census publication on Modes Less Traveled
- Survey classes and create box plots on the number that use a specific method to get to school
Classroom Considerations
- Individuals should know how to calculate quartiles from a data set
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- Contains suggestions for extensions
- Includes sample answers
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