This progression is designed for a high school statistics and probability course. The progression meets standards S-ID.1 “Represent data with plots on the real number line (dot plots, histograms, and box plots)”, S-ID.2 “Use statistics appropriate to the shape of the data distribution to compare center (median, mean) and spread (interquartile range, standard deviation) of two or more different data sets.” and S-ID.3 “Interpret differences in shape, center, and spread in the context of the data sets, accounting for possible effects of extreme data points (outliers).” The lesson plan focuses on interpreting data from a parallel box plot and histogram to find the median/mode and interquartile range/standard deviation.
Learning Progression
Lesson Plan