Suitable for Grades: 6th Grade, Algebra I
CCSS: 6.SP.B.5, HSS.ID.A.2
CCSS Description: Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by: a. Reporting the number of observations. b. Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement. c. Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered. d. Relating the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of the data distribution and the context in which the data were gathered.
Use statistics appropriate to the shape of the data distribution to compare center (median, mean) and spread (interquartile range, standard deviation) of two or more different data sets.
This worksheet extends on the understanding learners would have gained from Mean, Median, Mode and Range (A). This time, there are values missing from sets of data with only some of the measures of central tendency given. This activity is designed to get learners working backwards to build connections between the total frequency and the mean.