Unit 8 · Standard 6.SP.5d
Appropriate Measures
My Notes Level 1 Support Level 2 Standard Level 3 Enrichment
Today's objectives
Content Objective: I can choose the best measure of center for a data set based on its shape.
Language Objective: I can explain my choice using the words mean, median, outlier, and skewed.
📖 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.
📚 Word Bank — fill each blank with the best word
👆 Tap any word to see what it means and a picture.
Level 3: try the blanks from memory first, then check the bank.
- 1The average of a data set is the .
- 2The middle value when data is in order, often best when there is an outlier, is the .
- 3A value far from the rest of the data, which can pull the mean, is an .
- 4Data that is bunched on one side with a tail on the other is .
- 5The way data values are spread out is the .
- 6How much the data values differ is the .
Reflect — Exit Ticket
Data set: 15, 18, 16, 17, 15, 72. Which measure of center best represents the data?
- Median, because 72 is an outlier
- Mean, because it uses all values
- Mean, because it is always best
- Neither works for this data
Your answer: