Measures of Central Tendency
By the end of this section I can...
-explain the effects of an outlier to the shape, center, and spread of a data set
Khan Academy Videos and Interactive Practice:
Video: Statistics Intro-Mean, Median, Mode
Video: Mean, Median, Mode Example
Practice: Calculating the Mean
Practice: Calculating the Median
Notes: Choosing the Best Measure of Center
Video: Worked Example-Creating a Box Plot(odd number of data points)
Video: Worked Example-Creating a Box Plot(even number of data points)
Video: Constructing a Box and Whisker Plot
Notes: The Idea of Spread and Standard Deviation
Other Resources:
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/boxwhisk.htm
http://stattrek.com/statistics/charts/boxplot.aspx?Tutorial=AP
http://statistics.about.com/od/Descriptive-Statistics/a/How-Do-We-Determine-What-Is-An-Outlier.htm