High School: Introduction to Statistics

Subjects:
Common Core, Math
Grades:
10, 11, 12
In this lesson, students will be introduced to core concepts of statistics as they learn about each other
by collecting information about their summer vacation. Students will also develop skills that they will
use to effectively work in groups.

Goal
Students will collect data related to their summer vacations, and work in groups to interpret and
visually represent the data for different audiences (i.e. parents, students, etc).

Standard
CCSS.Math.Content.HSS-ID.A.1 Represent data with plots on the real number line.

Objective
Students will collect and analyze data.
Students will represent data collected using a variety of visual models (histogram, pie chart, etc).

Materials
Hotchalk.com Summer Survey (1 copy per student)
1 piece of large paper for each group of students
Drawing supplies (colored pencils, rulers, etc)

Mini-Lesson (10 minutes)

Explain that during the year, you are going to work on improving your statistics skills. Statisticians are
people who collect and use data to understand the world.

Have students take notes on key statistics terms that they will use in todays lesson.

Sample Size: The total number of people in the data set (i.e. the number of people that you
surveyed).

Measure of Central Tendency: Measures that tell us the approximate middle of a data set, for
example, mean, median and mode.

Normal Distribution: A normal distribution is when data creates a normal curve (i.e. a bell
curve) with 50% above the center, 50% below the center, etc.

Outlier: An outlier is a data point that falls far outside the norm.

Data Collection (5 minutes)

Have students collect data on the summer survey from 6-12 of their peers.

Data Review and Synthesis (20 minutes)

Have students work in small groups to synthesize, analyze, and represent their data set. Remind
students not to represent the same students more than once. Also, remind students to consider the
type of information they are representing (i.e. numbers vs. yes or no responses) in their
representation. Students must include an analysis of each question, and information about their
sample size, central tendency (when appropriate), and any outliers.

Data Presentation (10 minutes)

Have students present their findings to the class.

Reflection and Discussion (10 minutes)

As a class, have students write a reflection on the questions:

What was challenging about collecting and analyzing this data?

What did you learn about data collection?

What did you learn about how you work in a group?

Then, have students share and discuss their ideas.

Extension Activities
Use the Internet to research what teens typically do during the summer. Then, compare it to your
analysis. Is your class or sample typical? How?
Use the summer survey to collect information from more students in your school. Then, analyze the
data. How does changing the sample size impact the results and conclusions?
Use the summer survey to collect information from more people in your community (younger siblings,
parents, etc). Then, compile and analyze the data. How does having a larger distribution of ages
impact the results and conclusions?

Resource:
51bb4d7ad608c7.96486559_Summer_Survey_highschool_Statistics [DOWNLOAD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZbH-JxZ3Y8 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPtaH5ABYFE Mean; Median; Mode; Standard
Deviation

John Quinn
http://my.static.z-dn.net/files/dc8/ee4c6b1123d4d87add8de2d71be469a1.pdf
(NOTA TAMBAHAN STATISTIK ASAS)
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/types-of-statistical-data-numericalcategorical-an.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T6alC3Pkb8 A-01 What is Statistics

Mean Median Mode and Range - 5th Grade Math Lesson Plan
The following math lesson can be used with intermediate grades. In the following lesson
students shall demonstrate an understanding of how to find mean, median, mode, and range
using their own data. Students will calculate mean, median, mode, and range with several
different types of data including scores, temperature, and student data.
Grade Level: Fifth grade
Objectives:
1. Students will know the definitions of mean, median, mode, and range.
2. Students will be able to compute statistics: the mean, median, mode, and range of a given
set of data.
Materials:
Chart for keeping data on the board
Set of data for practicing mean, median, mode, and range
Worksheet for evaluation
Procedures:
1. Give the students the definitions of mean, median, mode, and range.
2. Go around the classroom and have everyone in the class give me the date of their
birthday. For example, if the person's birthday was August 23,1 would write 23 on the
board. Have every student in the class give their birth date and write them horizontally on
the board.
3. Now we will learn about the mean. To find the mean, we will add up all the birth dates
and divide by the total number of birth dates. Since this is our first problem, I will
demonstrate how to do this on the board.
4. The class will now compute the range of the data we have collected. To do this, we will
find the biggest number in our data and subtract the smallest number from it.
5. Our next step is to learn what a median is. A median is the middle number in a set of
data. To find this, we cross off a number from each end until we are in the exact
middle of the data.
6. The final thing we will find is the mode. To find the mode, all we do is look and see
which number in our field of data is represented the most.
7. Now I will give the students a worksheet with a set of data on it, and I will ask them to

find
the mean, median, mode, and range of this data.
Evaluation:
Worksheet with mean, median, mode, and range Observation of students while doing
activity on the board.
IN THE LAST TEN GAMES, THE VIKINGS HAVE SCORED THE FOLLOWING
AMOUNT OF POINTS: 17, 28,14,13, 31, 28, 20, 7, 10, 23. FIND THE VIKINGS'
MEAN,MEDIAN, RANGE, AND MODE FOR THE LAST TEN GAMES.
MEAN
MEDIAN
MODE
RANGE FROM
NOVEMBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 15, HERE WERE THE DAILY HIGH
TEMPERATURES: 45, 51, 56, 62, 62, 49, 51, 55, 62, 55, 53, 46, 44, 41, 38. FIND THE
MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE, AND RANGE OF THE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES
DURING THIS SPAN.
MEAN
MEDIAN
MODE

http://math.tutorvista.com/statistics/ungrouped-data.html Tutorvista.com

Mode, median and mean - lesson plan

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Objectives
To understand and use the terms 'mode', 'median' and

'mean'.

National Curriculum
Ma4, 1g, 2d.

Resources

Online activities:
o

Bitesize mode, median and mean section: play, quiz

Digger and the Gang Trapeze Tricks game

Worksheets:
o

Mode, median and mean worksheet (PDF 63KB)

Other resources:
o

Interactive whiteboard

Individual computers

Calculators

Sets of numbers (0 to 20, 0 to 100, decimals)

You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to access the PDF files. BBC Webwisehas a complete guide to
downloading and installing Adobe Acrobat reader.

Teaching activities
Introduction
1. Remind the children of the meaning of the terms 'mode', 'median' and 'mean'.
2. Display the online Bitesize mode, median and mean activityon the class
whiteboard and work through the pages.
3. Encourage the children to think of a good memory strategy to help remember
each term, what it means and how to calculate. For example, 'mode' - think of
mode as being in fashion or popular; the one that is most popular is 'in mode'. Or
'mode' sounds similar to 'most'; which number features most? Median - the word
'median' is similar to 'medium' and 'medium' means 'middle'. Which number is
'middle' when they are put in order? 'Mean' - this is when all the numbers have to

be added together and then divided by the amount of numbers in the sequence...
that's quite a 'mean' thing to be asked to do.
Activity
1. Work through mode, median and mean in the Bitesize mode, median and mean
activity on the class whiteboard. Demonstrate to the class how to drag the
buildings and remind them of the memory strategies.
2. Ask the children to work through the rest of the activity in small groups or pairs
on the classroom computers.
3. While waiting to use the activity the rest of the class can find the mode, median,
mean and range of different sets of numbers: lower ability - numbers to 20;
middle ability - numbers to 100 (allow use of a calculator to find the mean);
higher ability - decimal numbers (allow use of a calculator to find the mean).
Plenary

1. Ask two or three able children to demonstrate how they used the Bitesize mode,
median and mean activity to the class. Did any of them use the memory
strategies to help remember the terms? .
2. Can anyone think of any other good memory tricks to remember the meanings of
mode, median and mean?
3. Ask the children to create a song or a rap as a memory aid.
Extension
Ask the children to work through the Bitesize mode, median and mean quiz or complete
the Mode, median and mean worksheet (PDF 63KB). The children could also try
the Digger and the Gang Trapeze Tricks game.
Homework
Ask the children to design a revision poster to help other pupils remember the meaning
of 'range'. The poster should remind the children how to calculate the range of a group
of numbers and offer a good memory strategy for it.

Title:
The Mean, Median, and Mode Chain Gang
Overview/Annotation:
Cooperative learning groups and chain links are used to find the
mean, median, and mode. A Science NetLinks lesson is linked
for further real-life application in the world of baseball
(optional).
This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in
Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family
Foundation.
Content Standard(s):

MA2015(4)
MA2015(5)
MA2015(5)

MA2015(6)
Local/National
Standards:

Primary Learning
Objective(s):

Additional Learning
Objective(s):

9. Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole

numbers using the standard algorithm. [4NBT4]
8. Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers
using the standard algorithm. [5-NBT5]
9. Find whole-number quotients of whole
numbers with up to four-digit dividends and
two-digit divisors, using strategies based on
place value, the properties of operations, and/or
the relationship between multiplication and
division. Illustrate and explain the calculation
by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or
area models. [5-NBT6]
29. Summarize numerical data sets in relation to
their context, such as by: [6-SP5]

NCTM: Number Operations: Compute fluently and make

reasonable estimates.
Measurement: Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas
to determine measurements.
Data analysis: Formulate questions that can be addressed with
data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer
them.
Problem solving: build new mathematical knowledge through
problem solving.

Students will be able to find the mean, median, and mode of a

given set of data.

Students will make a reasonable estimations as part of the

activity.

Approximate Duration of 31 to 60 Minutes

the Lesson:
Materials and
Equipment:
Chain links (see attached photo and steps)
Pencil Paper
Technology Resources
Needed:

Computer with internet access (group or lab work).

This is a great website to demonstrate this skill using technology.
Mean, median, and mode are demonstrated using a number
line. Mean and Median
.

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