Language for describing variability

A helpful document with language for describing variability in a dataset.

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, Variability

Skills: 

  • analyzing data, Describing variability, graphing data, interpreting data

Graph Types: 

  • Box plot, Dot plot, Frequency plot

Standards: 

Practice 1
Asking questions and defining problems
Practice 4
Analyzing and interpreting data
Practice 5
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Practice 8
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting 1
Patterns
Crosscutting 3
Scale, proportion, and quantity
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.
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Language for describing variability

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