Develop an understanding of statistical variability.
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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.3 Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number.
Disc Golf (Measures of Center/Variation, Box Plots and Histograms)
Pro disc golf player Alberto has hired Andrew, a data analyst, to gain an advantage over his competitors. He uses your data and input to decide which discs to use. Alberto has asked Andrew to analyze the data of his approach shots from the last few tournaments. He wants to know which disc weight has been working better for him. Based on your data analysis, which disc do you recommend?
*have students create various data displays and calculate measures of center and variation
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Quiz Scores (Measures of Center/Variation and Bar Graphs)
Mr. Alberto has graded all the quizzes for his geometry classes, input all the grades into a spreadsheet, and created this graph. Which class scored the best?
Road Race (Measures of Center/Variation, Box Plots and Histograms)
Two weeks before the Tour de France, a three-week bike race through France, there is one spot left over on the eight-man team you bring to the race. You have two choices for that one stop: Andrew and Alberto. You want to make a fair decision, so you look at the data from the last training camp. The data shows how much wattage and power output they produced on the 15 training rides. Based on the data, who do you bring?
*have students create various data displays and calculate measures of center and variation.
Summarize and describe distributions.
6.SP.4 Display numerical data in plots on a number line.
Disc Golf
Pro disc golf player Alberto has hired Andrew, a data analyst, to gain an advantage over his competitors. He uses your data and input to decide which discs to use. Alberto has asked Andrew to analyze the data of his approach shots from the last few tournaments. He wants to know which disc weight has been working better for him. As part of Andrew’s team, you are tasked with creating histograms and boxplots and calculating various measures of center and variation. Based on your data analysis, which disc do you recommend?
*have students create various data displays and calculate measures of center and variation
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6.SP.5 Summarize numerical data sets by
a. Reporting the number of observations.
b. Summarize numerical data sets by describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement.
c. Summarize numerical data sets by giving quantitative measures of center and variability and describing any overall pattern and striking deviations.
d. Summarize numerical data sets by 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.
Disc Golf
Pro disc golf player Alberto has hired Andrew, a data analyst, to gain an advantage over his competitors. He uses your data and input to decide which discs to use. Alberto has asked Andrew to analyze the data of his approach shots from the last few tournaments. He wants to know which disc weight has been working better for him. Based on your data analysis, which disc do you recommend?
*have students create various data displays and calculate measures of center and variation
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NBA Draft (Measures of Center/Variation)
The NBA draft is in 2 weeks, and our team has the first pick. We need to decide between the top 3 prospects. Craig Odom, Stan Bow, and Aiden Morris. Our team will analyze their stats against the top 8 teams they played against this past year in college. We need to be as thorough as we can be. The future of the franchise is on the line. Who do we pick?
*have students create various data displays and calculate measures of center and variation
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Quiz Scores (Measures of Center/Variation and Bar Graphs)
Mr. Alberto has graded all the quizzes for his geometry classes, input all the grades into a spreadsheet, and created this graph. Which class scored the best?
Road Race
Two weeks before the Tour de France, a three-week bike race through France, there is one spot left over on the eight-man team you bring to the race. You have two choices for that one stop: Andrew and Alberto. You want to make a fair decision, so you look at the data from the last training camp. The data shows how much wattage and power output they produced on the 15 training rides. Based on the data, who do you bring?
*have students create various data displays and calculate measures of center and variation
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