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Misunderstanding averages
This collection of resources focuses on mean, median and mode of data sets. It includes the problem of trying to use measures of spread for categorical data, sample activities for measures of spread for numerical data and identifying outliers.
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| Year level(s) | Year 7 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | mean, median, mode, outliers |
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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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