This is the standards chapter in the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Select Data Analysis and Probability from the left column for across-the-grades standards. For specific grade level standards select Pre-K - 2, 3 - 5, or 6 - 8, from the top row. (
http://standards.nctm.org/document/chapter3/index.htm
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From this site you can access U.S. and Canadian census figures to use in Standards based activities. (
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap5/5.4/index.htm
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An interactive lesson for recording weather data on a spreadsheet and analyzing it with a scatter plot and barchart. From the electronic examples of the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. (Grades 3-5) (
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap5/5.5/index.htm#applet
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An interactive applet for comparing the median and mean from the electronic examples of the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. (Grades 6-8) (
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap6/6.6/index.htm
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Select a grade level and the topic "Data Analysis" for a large selection of statistical problems on real life applications. (
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/index.htm
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