Chapter 5 - Data Management

We will cover the following concepts:

1. Reading & Interpreting Data (from Multiple-Bar & Stacked-Bar Graphs, Stem-and-Leaf Plots, and misleading graphs)

2. Analyzing Data (comprised of whole or decimal numbers) Using Mean, Median and Mode

3. Conducting Surveys, creating Survey Questions and Sampling a Population to collect data

4. Visualizing data using a representation best suited for the data set (e.g., Multiple-Bar Graphs, Stacked-Bar Graphs, Stem-and-Leaf Plots, Frequency Table, Relative Frequency Table)

Class Handouts

1. Data set for Masses of Parcels at the Post Office.

2. 5SB Height Data.

3. 5RB Height Data.

4. Notes on Conducting Surveys

Homework Sheets

1. PH Book P. 64 - 65 - Interpreting Data

2. PH Book P. 66-67 - Mean and Mode

3. PH Book P. 68-69 - Drawing Bar Graphs

4. PH Book P. 70-71 - Line Graphs

5. PH Book P. 74-75 - Bias in Displaying Data

6. Sampling Worksheet

7. PH Book P. 72-73 - Interpreting Survey Results

Useful Links

1. Kids' Zone Create-a-Graph: (Kids' Zone "Create a Graph" allows you to try your hand at creating various types of graphs with data you have collected.)