Center and Spread

Grade 10Math45 min

Learning Objective

I can compare and contrast different measures of center and spread to describe the distribution of a data set.

Lesson Flow

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12 min

Measures of Spread: Crash Course Statistics #4

CrashCourse

Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Explain how the range and interquartile range (IQR) provide different information about the spread of a dataset. In what situations would the IQR be a more useful measure of spread than the range? Describe how variance and standard deviation are related. Why is standard deviation often preferred for describing the spread of a dataset, even though variance is used in its calculation?

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