6.8 Unit Overview

by Shelley Carranza

By Desmos Classroom

Learning goals: Section 1: Visualizing Data (Lessons 1–6) • Create dot plots and histograms to visualize data. • Informally describe and compare data sets. Section 2: Mean and MAD (Lessons 7–10 + Practice Day + Quiz) • Calculate the mean and mean absolute deviation (MAD) of a data set. • Use mean and MAD to describe and compare data sets. Section 3: Median and IQR (Lessons 11–16 + Practice Day) • Compare and contrast the mean and median as measures of center. • Calculate the quartiles, interquartile range (IQR), and range of a data set. • Create box plots to visualize data. • Use median and IQR to describe and compare data sets. Materials • Scientific or handheld calculators, tape or glue, tools for creating a visual display