Unit 12 Data Sets & Distributions
Accelerated Lesson
( Note, some activities are marked "OPTIONAL" in the student workbook to meet the accelerated pace.)
Standards
Learning Targets
Additional Resources
1
Addressing:
NC.6.SP.1
NC.6.SP.4
NC.6.SP.5
Building Toward:
NC.6.SP.4
NC.4.MD.1
NC.5.MD.2
I can explain the difference between categorical and numerical data.
I can collect the correct data to answer a question and use the correct units.
I can tell statistical questions from non-statistical questions and explain the difference.
I can tell when data has variability.
Got Data?
YouTube Videos
Numerical VS Categorical Statistical Questions
IXL Math
Statistical Questions
Khan Academy Video
Khan Academy Practice
Video Lesson Summary: Data and Variability From Illustrative Mathematics
2
Addressing:
NC.6.SP.1
NC.6.SP.4
NC.6.SP.5
Building Toward:
NC.6.SP.2
Building On:
NC.3.MD.3
I can describe the information presented in tables, dot plots, and bar graphs.
I can use tables, dot plots, and bar graphs to represent distributions of data.
Khan Academy Video
Frequency Tables and Dot Plots
Khan Academy Practice
Video Lesson Summary: Data and Variability From Illustrative Mathematics
3
Addressing:
NC.6.SP.2
NC.6.SP.4
NC.6.SP.5
Building Toward:
NC.6.SP.3
NC.6.SP.5
Building On:
NC.6.SP.1
NC.6.SP.4
I can describe the center and spread of data from a dot plot.
I can use center and spread to describe data sets, including what is typical in a data set.
I can use a dot plot to represent the distribution of a data set and answer questions about the real-world situation.
Dot Plots
YouTube Videos
How to Do a Dot Plot for Statistics : Statistics 101
Math is Fun
Using Dot Plots to Answer Statistical Questions
YouTube Videos
Statistical Questions and Dot Plots
Khan Academy Practice
Reading Dot Plots and Frequency Tables
IXL Math
Video Lesson Summary: Distributions and Histograms From Illustrative Mathematics
4
I can use a histogram to get information about the distribution of data and explain what it means in a real-world situation.
I can recognize when a histogram is an appropriate graphical display of a data set.
I can draw a histogram from a table of data.
I can use a histogram to describe the distribution of data and determine a typical value for the data.
Histograms
Khan Academy Video
Khan Academy Practice
Using Histograms to Answer Statistical Questions
Khan Academy Video
Khan Academy Practice
Estimate Center Using Histograms
Estimate Center Using Dot Plots
Video Lesson Summary: Distributions and Histograms From Illustrative Mathematics
Addressing:
NC.6.SP.1
NC.6.SP.2
NC.6.SP.4
NC.6.SP.5
Building Toward:
NC.6.SP.5
I can draw a histogram from a table of data.
I can use a histogram to describe the distribution of data and determine a typical value for the data.
I can describe the shape and features of a histogram and explain what they mean in the context of the data.
I can distinguish histograms and bar graphs.
Using Histograms to Answer Statistical Questions
Khan Academy Video
Khan Academy Practice
Estimate Center Using Histograms
Estimate Center Using Dot Plots
Describing Distributions on Histograms
YouTube Videos
Describing a Distribution as a Histogram
How is a histogram different from a bar chart?
What Distinguishes a Histogram From a Bar Chart?
Math is Fun
Khan Academy Practice
Clusters, Gaps, Peaks, and Outliers
Video Lesson Summary: Distributions and Histograms From Illustrative Mathematics
Addressing:
NC.6.SP.3
NC.6.SP.5
Building Toward:
NC.6.SP.3
Building On:
NC.4.OA .1
I can explain how the mean for a data set represents a “fair share.”
I can find the mean for a numerical data set.
I can describe what the mean tells us in the context of the data.
I can explain how the mean represents a balance point for the data on a dot plot.
Interpreting the Mean as Fair Share
Digital Manipulatives
YouTube Videos
Khan Academy Practice
Finding and Interpreting the Mean as the Balance Point
YouTube Videos
Mean as Fair Share:Balance point
Khan Academy Practice
Calculating the Mean: Data Displays
Video Lesson Summary: Mean From Illustrative Mathematics
7
I can say what the median represents and what it tells us in a given context.
I can find the median for a set of data.
Virtual Nerd
What is the median of a data set?
IXL Math
Calculate mean, median, mode and range
YouTube Videos
How to Find the Median of a Data Set | Statistics
Khan Academy Practice
Calculating the Median: Data Displays
Video Lesson Summary: Median From Illustrative Mathematics
8
I can explain how the distribution of data affects the mean and the median.
I can determine when the mean or the median is more appropriate to describe the center of data.
9
When given a list of data values or a dot plot, I can find the quartiles for data.
I can use IQR to describe the spread of data.
I know what information a box plot shows and how it is constructed.
I can use the five-number summary to draw a box plot.
Khan Academy Videos
Construct a Box and Whisker Plot
YouTube Video
Khan Academy Practice
Video Lesson Summary: Five Number Summary and Box Plots From Illustrative Mathematics
10
I know what quartiles measure and what they tell us about the data.
When given a list of data values or a dot plot, I can find the quartiles for data.
I know what information a box plot shows and how it is constructed.
I can use the five-number summary to draw a box plot.
Khan Academy Videos
Construct a Box and Whisker Plot
YouTube Video
Khan Academy Practice
Video Lesson Summary: Five Number Summary and Box Plots From Illustrative Mathematics