6.6.B.08 -Variability in a Data Distribution – Exit Ticket

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3 questions

Consider the following statement: Two sets of data with the same mean will also have the same variability. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain.

Use the following data sets to answer questions 2-3. Suppose the dot plot on the
left shows the number of goals a boys’ soccer team has scored in 6 games so far
this season, and the dot plot on the right shows the number of goals a girls’
soccer team has

Compute the mean number of goals for each distribution.

For which distribution, if either, would the mean be considered a better indicator of a typical value? Explain your answer.

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 6 Mathematics Module 6, Topic B, Lesson 8. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-6-mathemat...; accessed 03/Feb/2016.