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Mathematics · Grade 10

Exploring Distributions

Learners describe distributions of quantitative data: they choose displays, describe shape, center, spread and unusual values, compute and compare the mean, median, standard deviation and interquartile range, identify outliers with the 1.5 × IQR rule, standardize values with z-scores and percentiles, see how linear transformations change summaries, and use the empirical rule for normal distributions.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 140 minutes
  • Exploring distributions check: 11 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs, type a number, true or false and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Display quantitative data and describe shape, center, spread and outliers in context.
  • Compute and interpret the mean, median, standard deviation and IQR, and identify outliers with the 1.5 × IQR rule.
  • Use percentiles and z-scores, and describe how linear transformations affect summary statistics.
  • Apply the empirical rule to normal distributions.

Lessons

  1. Describing a distribution 4 steps2 practiceabout 32 min
  2. Measures of center and spread 5 steps3 practiceabout 38 min
  3. Standardizing and transforming 5 steps3 practiceabout 34 min
  4. Normal distributions 6 steps3 practiceabout 36 min
  5. Exploring distributions check 11 questions at the end

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