NC.6.SP.3.b
Understand that describing the variability of a data set is needed to distinguish between data sets in the same scale, by comparing graphical representations of different data sets in the same scale that have similar measures of center, but different spreads.
Example Problems
The following data points represent the apples picked by a group of 5 friends.
Find the standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Find the standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
The following data points represent the cups of lemonade Carlos sold on 5 afternoons.
Find the standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Find the standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
The following data points represent the download speeds (in Mbps) recorded in 5 tests.
Find the standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Find the standard deviation of the data set.
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Khan Academy ResourcesCalculating the meanCalculating the median: data displaysEstimate center using dot plotsEffects of shifting, adding, & removing a data pointMean absolute deviation (MAD)Reading dot plots & frequency tablesCalculating the mean: data displaysCalculating the medianMissing value given the meanCalculating the meanReading box plotsInterquartile range (IQR)Statistics intro: Mean, median, & modeMean, median, & mode exampleReading box plotsImpact on median & mean: removing an outlierMean absolute deviation exampleMean absolute deviation (MAD)Comparing dot plots, histograms, and box plotsInterquartile range (IQR)Median & range puzzlersMissing value given the meanImpact on median & mean: increasing an outlier

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