Lesson 1: Line Plots
Words to Know
Statistics: deals with collecting, organizing, and interpreting data
Data: pieces of information, often numerical
Line Plot: a diagram that shows the data on a number line
Outlier: data that are separated from the rest of the data
Cluster: data that are grouped closely together
Range: the spread of data - the greatest number minus the least number
Analyze: using the outlier, cluster, and range to describe and compare the data
Data: pieces of information, often numerical
Line Plot: a diagram that shows the data on a number line
Outlier: data that are separated from the rest of the data
Cluster: data that are grouped closely together
Range: the spread of data - the greatest number minus the least number
Analyze: using the outlier, cluster, and range to describe and compare the data
Examples
1. Display Data Using a Number Line
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2. Use a Plot to Analyze Data
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Tips
Extra Examples
Problems of the DAY
Answers must be submitted by 9am the following school day!
1. True or False: there can be more than one outlier
2. What is the range of the following data: 12, 18, 17, 13, 5, 24, 28, 21, 22, 6
1. True or False: there can be more than one outlier
2. What is the range of the following data: 12, 18, 17, 13, 5, 24, 28, 21, 22, 6