Variables and Patterns: Focus on Algebra
Learning Targets
Video Notes Links and Additional Resources/Practice
Statistical Questions
I can determine whether or not a question is a statistical question.
Line Plots and Dot Plots
I can create a line plot or dot plot from a data set.
I can find the mode of a data set.
Median - Video Tutorials
I can find the median of a data set.
Mean - Video Tutorials
I can find the mean of a data set.
Mean, Median, Mode, Range - Practice and Games
I can find the mean, median, mode, and range of a data set.
Best Measure of Central Tendency
I can determine whether the mean or median is a better description of a data set.
Numerical and Categorical Data
I can explain the difference between numerical and categorical data.
Interquartile Range (IQR)
I can find the interquartile range of a data set.
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
I can find the mean absolute deviation of a data set.
Histograms
I can create a histogram from a set of data.
Box-and-Whisker Plots
I can create a box-and-whisker plot from a set of data.
I can determine whether or not a question is a statistical question.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjzfQDFf7Uk
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXvhQLpBj9o
- Identifying statistical questions practice:
Line Plots and Dot Plots
I can create a line plot or dot plot from a data set.
- Video tutorial #1 (line plot): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtiOjlyOQf4
- Video tutorial #2 (dot plot): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdE46YSedvE
- Creating dot or line plots practice:
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPCnsIYxPZE
- Video tutorial #2 (0:00 - 3:12): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PXkzcK-b4Y
- Interpreting line/dot plots practice:
I can find the mode of a data set.
- Video tutorial #1: h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khP3ge7a2Yk
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhgXmO_FpHY
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=estOLtAfUQ8
- Video tutorial #2 (mode and range): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9apnedFJHek
- Video tutorial #3 (mode and range): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdLbrt52ya4
Median - Video Tutorials
I can find the median of a data set.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Nr_KaIuGA
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a8M_KfclBE
- Video tutorial #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om1bOFuNRKM
Mean - Video Tutorials
I can find the mean of a data set.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0io9U8Jcjeo
- Video tutorial #2 (mean, median, mode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1HEzNTGeZ4
- Video tutorial #3 (mean, median, mode, range): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFY7kT25FQ
Mean, Median, Mode, Range - Practice and Games
I can find the mean, median, mode, and range of a data set.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jVZi0cNHls
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jKKnwXsqr0
- Mean, median, mode, range practice:
- http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/numbers/meanmedianmode.html
- https://www.mathgames.com/skill/6.91-calculate-mean-median-mode-and-range
- https://www.khanacademy.org/math/probability/data-distributions-a1/summarizing-center-distributions/e/mean_median_and_mode
- https://www.mathgames.com/skill/6.133-interpret-charts-to-find-mean-median-mode-and-range
- Save the princess game: https://www.turtlediary.com/game/mean-median-mode-range.html
- Who wants to be a millionaire? game: https://www.quia.com/rr/51667.html
- Jeopardy game: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/mean-median-mode-range-team-quiz2
Best Measure of Central Tendency
I can determine whether the mean or median is a better description of a data set.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpyU0Q7L3jo
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVP4seIzW-U
Numerical and Categorical Data
I can explain the difference between numerical and categorical data.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvDRPOpsz8Y
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gZ8oSx8CvE
- Video tutorial #1 (5:17 - end of video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gZ8oSx8CvE
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICCujY1zlTA&t=57s
Interquartile Range (IQR)
I can find the interquartile range of a data set.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHGVLXBTgI&t=37s
- A common mistake students make is that they include the median when calculating the lower and upper quartiles. Do NOT include the median!
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGAXeX42eoE
- Video tutorial #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIhELmGSqM8
- Calculating IQR practice:
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
I can find the mean absolute deviation of a data set.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USFY2I9VGNQ&t=541s
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46NgNOrYW4U
- MAD step-by-step tutorial: https://www.geogebra.org/m/UaMEvgyH
- Calculating MAD practice:
Histograms
I can create a histogram from a set of data.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IPJjUOqnoA
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSEYtAjuZ-Y
- Creating histograms practice:
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c02vjunQsJM
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLbQcb4ckV0
- Interpreting histograms practice:
Box-and-Whisker Plots
I can create a box-and-whisker plot from a set of data.
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJZv9YeQ-qQ&t=184s
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nVFChsPG3g
- Video tutorial #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Cx7xuIXig
- Vocabulary flashcards: https://quizlet.com/12157264/flashcards
- Creating box-and-whisker plots practice:
- https://www.brainingcamp.com/lessons/box-and-whisker-plots/questions.php
- Click "Submit" after each question to see if you got it right!
- https://www.brainingcamp.com/lessons/box-and-whisker-plots/problems.php
- Click "Submit" after each question to see if you got it right!\
- https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/summarizing-quantitative-data-ap/stats-box-whisker-plots/e/box-plots
- https://www.brainingcamp.com/lessons/box-and-whisker-plots/questions.php
- Video tutorial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBREri10ZHk
- Video tutorial #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DJeHc8TCcY
- Interpreting box-and-whisker plots practice: