Unit 2 · Standard 6.DS.6c
Describe Data by Mean Absolute Deviation
My Notes Level 1 Support Level 2 Standard Level 3 Enrichment
Today's objectives
Content Objective: I can find the mean absolute deviation (MAD) to describe how spread out data is.
Language Objective: I can explain my work using the words mean absolute deviation, deviation, absolute value, and spread.
📖 See Learn It for the explanation and worked examples, and the Vocab tab for the words. These are your notes to fill in and keep.
✏️ Fill in each blank as we go. Use the Word Bank to help you.
👆 Tap any word to see its meaning and a picture.
Level 3: try the blanks from memory first, then check the bank.
- 1The average distance of each value from the mean is the .
- 2How far a single value is from the mean is its .
- 3The distance of a number from zero, always positive, is its .
- 4How far apart the data values are from each other is the .
- 5The way data values are spread out is the .
- 6How much the data values differ is the .
Write About the Math
Both keepers allow the same average goals. Which should the coach pick and why?Los dos porteros permiten el mismo promedio de goles. ¿A cuál debe escoger el entrenador y por qué?
Say your answer to a partner first. Then write it, using at least two of these words:
Model: Absolute value makes every distance from the mean positive so they don't cancel out. — A strong answer explains deviations above and below the mean would cancel to zero, so absolute value keeps each as a positive distance.
Start
Complete the frames. Use the word bank.Completa las oraciones. Usa el banco de palabras.
- Both keepers have a mean of ___. Keeper A's MAD is ___, which means ___. Keeper B's MAD is ___, which means ___. The coach should pick ___ because ___.
- My answer is ___ because ___.Mi respuesta es ___ porque ___.
Build
Write two connected sentences. Use because, so, or but.Escribe dos oraciones conectadas. Usa porque, entonces o pero.
- My claim is ___.Mi afirmación es ___.
- My evidence is ___, so ___.Mi evidencia es ___, entonces ___.
Explain
Write a claim, give math evidence, and explain your reasoning.Escribe una afirmación, da evidencia matemática y explica tu razonamiento.