Monday: No School (Power Outage due to Hurricane Irene)
Tuesday & Wednesday Objectives:
Students will find the mean, median and mode in order to describe the central tendency of a set of data.
Students will construct and analyze box-and-whisker plots in order to summarize data and draw informed conclusion.
Thursday & Friday Objectives:
Students will investigate and analyze data that uses statistical methods in order to determine the advantages and disadvantages.
Students will define a simple random sample in order to identify possible sources of bias in other types of samples.
Homework will be given daily. Please be sure to review class notes as you study and prepare for each day in class.
Useful Websites:
Free Online Graphing Calculator
Analyzing Data (be sure to review the concept and problems 1, 2 and 3)
The 5 Number Summary - Learn about the quartiles, etc.
Box-and-Whisker Plot instructions (great review if you're still having some trouble.
Measures of Central Tendency - a rap students might enjoy
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