Introduction to Comparing Quantitative Distributions

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Prerequisites to complete Corequisite Support Activity, What to Know, and Forming Connections in Comparing Quantitative Distributions

Corequisite Support Activity (source: 1 implied prior knowledge in content)

  1. Define shape, center, spread, and the presence of outliers to describe the distribution of a quantitative variable

What to Know (source: implied prior knowledge in content)

  1. Visually approximate the center of a distribution displayed as a histogram
  2. Visually approximate the spread of a distribution displayed as a histogram

Forming Connections (source: WTK LOs explicitly given in DC instructor page in-class activity)

  1. Use technology to create a histogram or dotplot.
  2. Compare centers of distributions of a quantitative variable.
  3. Compare spread in distributions of a quantitative variable.
  4. Describe the shape of a distribution of a quantitative variable.
  5. Determine the presence of outliers in the distribution of a quantitative variable.