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Summarise a data set with mean, median and spread — and say why you chose them.
Worksheets for this standard 3 topics
The standard, officially
Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:
This standard has parts
a
Reporting the number of observations.6.SP.B.5a
b
Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement.6.SP.B.5b
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.6.SP.B.5c
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.6.SP.B.5d
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