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United States of America
Grade 6

Topic Review: Statistics

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Introduction

We've just finished the chapter on Statistics. Let's do a review to ensure we have mastered each topic.

Statistics

In this chapter we covered the following topics:

  •  Statistical questions 
  •  Frequency and mode 
  •  Mean and median as measures of center 
  •  Range and interquartile range (IQR) 
  •  Outliers and measures of center 
  •  Mean absolute deviation (MAD) 
  •  Dot plots 
  •  Histograms 
  •  Box plots 

Outcomes

6.SP.A.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.A.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.A.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

6.SP.B.4

Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.

6.SP.B.5

Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:

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