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Students revisit mean and median and consider how extreme values impact each measure of center. They also learn how to use the Desmos Graphing Calculator to calculate mean and median.

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Learning goals: Learning Goals • Explain how to calculate the mean and median and what these tell us about a data set. • Use technology to calculate the measures of center (mean and median) for a data set. • Explain the effect of extreme values on the mean and median. Materials • Unit 3 Calculator Guide (optional)