1. Week 8 Targeted Standards Review
Grade 6
Week 8
Targeted Standards Review

2. 36. For each of the following, indicate whether or not the question is a statistical question and justify your response.
A. How far does our math teacher live from school?
B. How far do students in our class live from school?

3. 37. The dot plots (next slide) show the distributions of student test scores in two sixth grade math classes.
A. Describe the approximate center of each distribution.
B. Explain what the center of each distribution means in terms of the students’ scores on the math test.

5. 38. What is the difference between measures of center and measures of variability? Explain what each tells you about a set of data.

6. 39. The students in Mr. T’s classes wrote down the number of minutes they spent doing chores at home over a one week period: 15, 20, 15, 30, 45, 60, 30, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 25, 30, 25   Make a dot plot to summarize the data.  

7. 40. The histogram (next slide) shows the results of a scientific study of a random sample of large lakes in Florida. A. What is the variable under investigation in this study? How was it measured? B. How many lakes are represented in the histogram? Explain how you found your answer.