Site MapHelpFeedbackStatistics
Statistics

Section 7.1 Collecting and Graphing Data: Presents several types of graphs for describing one-variable and two-variable sets of data. Subsections: Bar Graphs; Pie Graphs; Pictographs; Line Plots; Stem and Leaf Plots; Histograms; Line Graphs; Scatter Plots; Curves of Best Fit; Problem-Solving Application One-page Math Activity: Averages with Columns of Tile

Section 7.2 Describing and Analyzing Data: Introduces several measures of central tendency and measures of variability and uses the interquartile range from box-and-whisker plots to determine outliers. Subsections: Measures of Central Tendency; Problem-Solving Application; Box and Whisker Plots; Measures of Variability One-page Math Activity: Simulations in Statistics

Section 7.3 Sampling, Predictions, and Simulations: Introduces several types of sampling, presents examples of skewed and normal distributions, and describes measures of relative standing. Subsections: Sampling; Skewed and Symmetric Distributions; Normal Distributions; Measures of Relative Standing; Simulations; Problem-Solving Application One-page Math Activity: Graphing Bell-Shaped Distributions
<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072532947/78553/distribution.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (8.0K)</a> <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072532947/78553/distributionshot.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (12.0K)</a>
This interactive includes grids and tiles that move randomly across a grid. One challenge is to predict the square at the opposite edge of a grid upon which a tile will most likely land. It is interesting that such random movements when applied to many tiles produce dependable patterns.
Click Here to Launch the Applet



In This Chapter

Statistics
Distributions
Internet Resources

Collecting and Graphing Data
Bibliography
Math Investigation
Writing/Discussion Problems

Describing and Analyzing Data
Bibliography
Math Investigation
Writing/Discussion Problems

Sampling, Predictions, and Simulations
Bibliography
Math Investigation
Writing/Discussion Problems








Math for Elem Teachers conceptOnline Learning Center

Home > Chapter 7