Data Landmarks Definitions
Statistical and NonStatistical Questions
Greater than >
Less than <
Equal to =
Plotting numbers on a number line
and number line questions.
Finding Data Landmarks
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How do you find the maximum, minimum and range for a set of numbers?
Maximum is the biggest number Minimum is the smallest number Range: Maximum - Minimum
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What is a statistical question?
What is a statistical question? A question that asks a group and may have more than one answer.
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Make an inequality using the numbers -3 and -7.
-3 > -7
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The 1st coordinate moves ________________. The 2nd coordinate moves ________________.
The 1st coordinate moves left or right. The second coordinate moves up or down.
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Find the median for the following set of data? 12, 15, 24, 13, 15, 45, 36
The median is 15.
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What is the mode?
The mode is the most frequent number in a set of data.
200
What is a non-statistical question?
Asks one person and it gives you one answer.
200
Use < , >, or = to compare the following fractions. 2/5 and 4/9
2/5 < 4/9
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What quadrant would you plot the coordinates ( -5, 7 )
It would be in the 2nd quadrant.
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What is the maximum, minimum, and the range for the following set of data? 25, 75, 13, 15, 24, 16,
The maximum is 75. The minimum is 13. The range is 62.
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1. Put the numbers in order from least to greatest. 2. Cross out a number from each side until you have 2 left in the middle. 3. Add the 2 numbers together. 4. Divide your answer by 2.
What are the steps involved in finding the median for an even number set of data? *** Always remember to find out if you have an even or odd number of data in your set first. 1. Put the numbers in order from least to greatest. 2. Cross out a number from each side until you have 2 left in the middle. 3. Add the 2 numbers together. 4. Divide your answer by 2.
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What are two words that can help you identify if a question is a statistical question?
Average and Typical
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Compare the 2 fractions using < > or =. 3/8 and 4/8
3/8 < 4/8
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What quadrant would you plot the coordinates ( 8, 9 )
It would be in the 1st quadrant.
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Find the mean for the following set of data? 24, 36, 13, 23
The mean is 24.
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What are the steps involved in finding the median of an odd number set of data? ** Always remember to count how many numbers you have in your set to see if it is odd or even.
1. Put numbers in order from least to greatest 2. Count how many numbers are in the set. 3. Cross out one number from each side and continue until you get 1 number left.
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What is the average amount of candy the 6th graders collected on Halloween? Is this a Statistical or Non Statistical Question? Explain.
Statistical because it asks a group of people and it also contains the word average.
400
Compare the 2 mixed numbers using < > or = . 2 3/5 and 2 3/4
2 3/5 < 2 3/4 Because the whole numbers are the same, you focus on the fractions.
400
What quadrant would you plot the coordinates ( 4, -5 )?
It would be in the 4th quadrant.
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Find the median for the following set of data? 25, 36, 13, 15, 36, 29
The median is 27.
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How do you find the mean for a set of data.
1. Add all the numbers in the set of data. 2. Divide your answer by how many numbers you have in the set.
500
Give a question that is a Statistical Question?
Answers will vary
500
Compare the 2 mixed numbers using < > or =. 3 4/5 and 3 3/4
3 4/5 > 3 3/4
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What quadrant would you plot the coordinates ( -5, -3 )?
It would be plotted in the 3rd quadrant.
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By looking at the following set of data, which landmark, the mean or the median, would you use to best represent the set of data? Explain. 24, 13, 15, 23, 19, 75
The median would best represent the set of data because the set of data has an outlier in it.
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