Unit 1: Data and Statistics

Report Card Domain

Statistics and Probability: Understands statistical variability, summarizes and describes distributions.

Topic 1: Statistical Variability

Develop an understanding of statistical variability.

Learning Targets:


  • I can distinguish between statistical and non statistical questions, and numerical and categorical questions.
  • I can calculate measures of center (mean, median, and mode), and measures of spread (range and IQR).
  • I can identify an outlier and describe the shape of a data set.

Topic 2: Distributions

Summarize and describe distributions.


Learning Targets:


  • I can display data using line plots, dot plots, histograms, box plots, and circle graphs.
  • I can compare and contrast data sets.

Unit Overview -->

This document is used outline the specific learning targets that will be taught and assessed during the unit.

Unit 1 Overview: Data and Statistics

Unit 1 Digital Resources


Learning Target #1: I can distinguish between statistical and non statistical questions, and numerical and categorical questions.


Slide Decks

Statistical and Non-Statistical Questions

Numerical and Categorical Data


IXL Practice

Identify Statistical Questions


Khan Academy

Statistical Questions


Learning Target #2: I can calculate measures of center (mean, median, and mode) and measures of spread (range and IQR).


Slide Decks

Measures of Center and Variability


IXL Practice

Calculate mean, median, mode, and range

Interpret charts and graphs to find mean, median, mode, and range

Calculate Quartiles and Interquartile Range (IQR)


Khan Academy

Calculating the mean

Calculating the mean: data displays

Missing value given the mean

Calculating the median

Calculating the median: data displays

Mean, median, and mode

Interpreting quartiles

Interquartile range


Learning Target #3: I can identify an outlier and describe the shape of a data set.


IXL Practice

Identify an outlier

Identify an outlier and describe the effect of removing it


Learning Target #4: I can display data using line plots, dot plots, histograms, box plots and circle graphs.


Slide Decks

Line Plots, Dot Plots, and Circle Graphs

Box Plots and Histograms


IXL Practice

Calculate Quartiles and Interquartile Range (IQR)

Describe Distributions in Line Plots

Interpret Histograms

Create Histograms

Interpret Circle Graphs

Box Plots


Khan Academy

Reading dot plots and frequency tables

Creating dot plots

Estimate center using dot plots

Read histograms

Create histograms

Estimate center using histograms

Reading box plots

Creating box plots


Learning Target #5: I can compare and contrast data sets.


Khan Academy

Comparing center and spread

Comparing data displays

Clusters, gaps, peaks, and outliers