Chapter DescriptionChapter 7 StatisticsActivity Set 7.1 Collecting and Graphing Data
Students collect data from the class and display it using bar graphs, pie charts, line plots, stem and leaf plot, histograms and scatterplots. Scatterplots and trend lines are explored.
Just for Fun: M & MsActivity Set 7.2 Analyzing Data, Sampling, and Simulation
In this activity set students analyze time intervals between eruptions and duration of eruptions for Old Faithful geyser using stem and leaf plots, line plots, and scatter plots; experimentally select random samples; and use the idea of randomness to simulate a real problem.
Just for Fun: Simulated Racing Game Activity Set 7.3 Statistical Distributions: Observations and Applications
Several frequency distributions will be analyzed including those generated from coin flipping, pulse rates, letter usage in sentences, and leading digits of numbers.
Just for Fun: Cryptanalysis
Interactive Applet: DistributionsElementary School Activity: Finding Averages with Color Tiles
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