Clarifications
Clarification 1: Refer to K-12 Mathematics Glossary (Appendix C).Related Courses
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Formative Assessments
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MFAS Formative Assessments
Students are given a histogram and are asked to describe the variable under investigation and the number of observations.
Students are asked to describe and compare the centers of two data sets given their dot plots.
Students are asked to describe the shapes of three distributions given their dot plots and to explain the shapes in terms of the context.
Students are asked to describe and compare the spread of the distribution of two data sets given their dot plots.
Students are asked to calculate measures of center and variability, identify outliers, and interpret the meaning of each in context.
Students are asked to select the better measure of center and variability to describe each of two distributions of data.
Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades 6-8
Learn how to interpret histograms to analyze data, and help an inventor predict the range of a catapult in part 2 of this interactive tutorial series. More specifically, you'll learn to describe the shape and spread of data distributions.
Click HERE to open part 1.
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorial
Learn how to interpret histograms to analyze data, and help an inventor predict the range of a catapult in part 2 of this interactive tutorial series. More specifically, you'll learn to describe the shape and spread of data distributions.
Click HERE to open part 1.
Type: Original Student Tutorial