Algebra I.2.A.02 - Describing the Center of a Distribution - Exit Ticket
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4 Questions
10
1.
Construct a dot plot of the data on Hours of TV. Would you describe this data
distribution as approximately symmetric or as skewed?
10
2.
If you wanted to describe a typical number of hours of TV watched for these ten
students, would you use the mean or the median? Calculate the value of the
measure you selected.
10
3.
Here is a dot plot of the data on total value of coins.
10
4.
Why are the values of the mean and the median that you calculated in question 3
so different? Which of the mean and the median would you use to describe a
typical value of coins for these ten students?
From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade Algebra i Mathematics Module 2, Topic A, Lesson 2. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/algebra-i-module-2...; accessed 17/Oct/2015.
