Middle+School+Stats


 * Unit Questions**

What unit/big topic will be used?
Statistics

What big ideas should students understand?
Calculate and define mean, median, mode and range. Read and interpret bar, line, pie, box-and-whisker, histograms Calculate quartiles and inter-quartile range. Outliers and their effect. Appropriate use of the measures of central tendency. Determine validity of data and graphs. Predict outcomes based on data and graphs. Draw conclusions based on data and graphs. Collect and display data.

Collect and display data in poster form. (Central tendency, bar graph, line graph, histogram, pie graph, box-and-whisker etc.)
Collect sports statistics from area sports teams to create a spreadsheet and/or paper pencil graphs.

What are the objectives/learning goals?
Being able to apply statistics to real life situations. Calculate and define mean, median, mode and range.

What assessments will be used to measure learning?
Completion of the project

Websites
Stat projects at ActuarialFoundation