Introduction to Interpreting the Mean and Median of a Data Set

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

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

  1. Calculating the mean and median of a data set both by hand and using technology.

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

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

  1. Calculate and interpret the mean and median of a data set.
  2. Use the terms “left-skewed”, “right-skewed”, “symmetric”, and “outlier” to describe features of a data set.
  3. Make connections between the distribution of a data set and how the mean and median relate.