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Awareness of outliers
Students graph data given about the sodium content in foods, either by hand or using a software program. Student are then asked to determine and compare the mean and median for the data both including and omitting the outlier value. A student worksheet and teacher notes are provided
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | mean, median, statistics |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Statistics, Build understanding |
| Topics | Data representation and interpretation |
| National numeracy learning progression |
Interpreting and representing data
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| Organisation | AAMT |
| Copyright | © 2013 Education Services Australia. Free-for-education material. |
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