Goals:
What can statistics do for us
How can we Present Statistics
Basics of Univariate Data -- mean, median, mode, normal, skew, spread
Basics of Types of Data -- Qualitative and Categorical
Activities:
Dice
We have a bag, full of different sized dice -- 6, 8, 12, and 20.
We will each select one of these die, roll it five times, and find the average.
Information
Homework:
WSJ Chapter 1: The Basics
Naked Statistics: Chapters 1 and 2
Using those, and the information collected in class, create a graphic for each of the following:
favorite colors of the class
shoe sizes of class
guess for distance to Jennings
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