Outliers in the Outfield – Dealing With Extreme Data Points

Students will explore the effects outliers have on the mean and median values using the Major League Baseball (MLB) salary statistics. They will create and compare box plots and analyze measures of center and variability. They will also be given a set of three box plots and asked to identify and compare their measures of center and variablity.
Resource ID#: 129742 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 50 Minute(s)
Keywords: mean and median, outliers, MLB, spread, box plot, 5 number summary, statistics, measures of center, mean, median, range, boxplots, distributions, measures of variability, effects of outliers, effects of an outlier on the mean, Histograms, frequency
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Algebra

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