Introduction to Calculating the Mean and Median of a Data Set

Concept Map

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Prerequisites to complete Corequisite Support Activity, What to Know, and Forming Connections in Calculating the Mean and Median of a Data Set

Corequisite Support Activity (source: 1 specified as prior knowledge in DC instructor page)

  1. Reading and interpreting graphs that display the distribution of quantitative data (dotplots and histograms)

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

  1. Define the terms mean and median

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

  1. Calculate the mean and median of a data set by hand for a small data set and with technology.
  2. Calculate mean and median with technology.
  3. Estimate the mean and median of a data set from its histogram.