Evaluate how different measures of central tendency describe data. 0506.5.5

Links verified on 1/9/2012

1. All That Data - use range, mean, median, and mode
2. All That Data Two - describe graphs in terms of range, measures of central tendency, and distribution
3. Average or Central Tendency: Arithmetic Mean, Median, and Mode - [9:01] video lesson
4. Average Temperature - 6 question worksheet for students
5. Central Tendency - ten-question multiple-choice quiz at Quia
6. Choosing an Appropriate Measure - 6 question worksheet for students
7. Data to Graphics - An activity that highlights three ways of displaying information: tables, graphs, and maps
8. Discovering Measures of Central Tendency - students use given data to complete an online worksheet
9. Jupiter Is Average - Using data from our solar system, students explore median, mode, mean, and range. Students learn to use an on-line calculator to determine the mean and range.
10. Landmark Chart Numbers - Range, mean, median, and mode game
11. Mean Green Machine - use a calculator to find and use the average, or mean, of a set of data
12. Mean, Median, and Mode Calculator - enter numbers separated by comma and then calculate
13. Mean, Median, Mode and Outliers - 9 question worksheet for students
14. Measures of Central Tendency - 6 question worksheet for students
15. Measures of Central Tendency - 14 question worksheet for students
16. Measures of Central Tendency - four-page worksheet for a quiz, no answers given
17. Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, and Mode - [13 page document] examples, student worksheet, and checklist
18. Medians - understand and apply the concepts of median and mean
19. Mode, Mean, Median - calculate mode, median and mode of a set of buildings, then repeat the activity with a different set - (metric measurements)
    1. Quiz following the Mode, Mean, Median activity
20. Party Comedian - find and use the median of a set of data
21. Party Mode - find and use the mode of a set of data
22. Send in the Trolls - The trolls need your help finding the troll with the middle height (to send to a beauty contest).
23. Wink Count - 6 question worksheet with an extra credit question, students collect data for this activity
24. Working with Measures of Central Tendency - students use given data to complete an online worksheet

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