Language for comparing groups

A helpful document with language for describing and discussing comparisons of data from different groups.

Grades: 

  • 6, 7, 8, 9+

Topics: 

  • Analyzing and interpreting data, Engaging in argument from evidence, Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information, Patterns

Statistical Concepts: 

  • Group comparison, Question, Evidence, Claim, Reasoning

Skills: 

  • argument, communicating, Comparing groups, graphing data, interpreting data

Graph Types: 

  • Bar graph, Box plot

Standards: 

6.SP-1
Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers.
6.SP-2
Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.
6.SP-4
Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.
Practice 4
Analyzing and interpreting data
Practice 8
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting 1
Patterns
Crosscutting 3
Scale, proportion, and quantity
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Language for comparing groups

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