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Interpreting Statistical Measures—Class Scores

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Explore the effect of outliers through an analysis of mean, median, and standard deviation. Your classes examine and compare these measures for two groups. They must make sense of a group that has a higher mean but lower median compared to a group with mean and median that is almost equal. Their examination should lead to a conclusion about spread and/or outliers.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
mean, median, standard deviation, two-way tables, outliers
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Additional Tags
math
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Instructional Ideas
  • Provide collaborative groups with the student dialogue and ask them to write a summary of the discussion
  • Have groups create a poster describing which class has the better pre-test score with data to support their conclusions
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires a fundamental understanding of mean, median, and standard deviation
Pros
  • Highlights key misconceptions
  • Includes a rubric to assess group discussion
Cons
  • None