1. Statistics and Probability
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2. Overview
During this activity you will roll virtual dice and keep track of your results in an Excel spreadsheet.
On the next slide you will find the links to the record keeping spreadsheet and interactive dice, along with further instructions.
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3. Resources and Directions
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overview page.
Resources and Directions
Record Keeping Spreadsheet
Interactive Dice
Download the spreadsheet and save it to your desktop.
Roll the dice 25 times.
Record your results as you go.
Save and print when you are done.
Don’t forget to put it in my
hand-in folder.
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4. Now Let’s Play in PowerPoint…
Click “esc” to get the PowerPoint to “edit mode.”
Copy your bar graph from Microsoft Excel by holding down “ctrl”, clicking the mouse on the graph, and click “copy.”
Delete the text on the slide and paste your graph by holding down “ctrl”, clicking the mouse, then click “paste.”
Point the mouse where you want to type and click to answer each question.
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5. **Before you edit this slide, click “esc” on your keyboard.**
Analyze Your Results
**Before you edit this slide, click “esc” on your keyboard.**
What is the range of your data?
How do you find the range?
What does the mode tell you about your data?
One interesting fact about my data is
Delete this text box and paste your graph here. You will need to resize it.
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**When you finish, click “File” then “Save” and then “File” and “Print.” Then hit the slideshow button at the bottom left of the screen.**

6. Creating a Circle Graph
On the next page, use your data to create a pie chart like the chart on the right.
Double click on the blank bar graph and enter the data into the spreadsheet.
When your data is entered, click “graph” then “quit and return to learning activity.”
Finally, compare and contrast bar graphs and circle graphs by answering the questions.
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7. Bar Graph vs. Circle Graph
**Before you edit this slide, click “esc” on your keyboard.**
How are the bar graph and the circle graph alike?
How are the bar graph and the circle graph different?
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**When you finish, click “File” then “Save” and then “File” and “Print.” Then hit the slideshow button at the bottom left of the screen.**

8. Are you ready to take a Statistics and Probability quiz? Here it is!
There are 5 snap cubes in a bag. The colors are 2 red, 1 blue, 1 green, and 1 yellow. What is the probability that you will pull a red cube?
2/5
1/5
5/5

9. You are correct!! Go to the next slide.

10. Incorrect

11. What is the range? 14 6 3

12. You are correct!! Go to the next slide.

13. What is the mean?
6.75
6.50
6.25

14. You are correct!! Go to the next slide.

15. What is the color that is liked the most?
Yellow
Blue
Green
Red

16. You are correct!! Go to the next slide.

17. What is the color that is liked the least?
Green
Yellow
Blue
Red

18. You are correct!! Go to the next slide.

19. What is the mode? 10 8 4
No Mode

20. You are correct!! Go to the next slide.

21. How many people are represented in this bar graph?30 27 20

22. You are correct!! Go to the next slide.

23. Mary has 6 jellybeans in a bag
Mary has 6 jellybeans in a bag. She has 3 red, 1 green, 1 black, and 1 yellow. She chooses a jellybean without looking.What is the probability that Mary picks a red jellybean?
3/6
1/6
2/6

24. You are correct!! Go to the next slide.

25. When you are done… When you finish your quiz you can play these games:
Line Plots
Probability
Mean, Median, Mode and Range #1
Mean, Median, Mode, and Range #2
Tables
Bar Graphs
You’re
done!

26. PowerPoint Creators Jackie Mueller Kristen Bennett Janet Johnston
Katie Stanton
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