The Bell Curve

Learners are introduced to the concepts of the normal curve, skewness and the standard deviation. They discuss how the normal distribution has been used and misused to support conclusions.

Concepts

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mean, central tendency, average, median, normal distribution, standard deviation

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Additional Tags

bell curve, mean, median, normal distribution, standard deviation, shape of a normal distribution, curve skewness, math

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Resource Details

Grade

9th - 11th

Subjects

Math

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Resource Type

Lesson Plans

Audience

For Teacher Use

Duration

2 hrs

Instructional Strategy

Skills Practice

Technology

Calculator

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY-NC: 3.0