III. Data Analysis and Statistics

 

  1. Collection, Orgnization, and Presentation of Data
  2. Description and Interpretation
  3. Inference and Prediction

 

Additional Links to General Mathematics Sites

 

2. Description and Interpretation

Elementary

  1. Benchmark 1. "Read and explain data they have collected and organized themselves and progress to reading data from other sources."
    1. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this an interactive site, students can collect statistical information/data to analize and graph.
    2. Let's Graph - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this interactive site, students to can solve, change and design a math problem.
  2. Benchmark 2. "Describe the shape of the data using informal language."
    1. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this an interactive site, students can collect statistical information/data to analize and graph.
    2. Let's Graph - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this interactive site, students to can solve, change and design a math problem.
  3. Benchmark 3. "Draw, explain and justify conclusions, such as trends based on data."
    1. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this an interactive site, students can collect statistical information/data to analize and graph.
    2. Best Weather - Math Webquest - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.3&4)
      This is a complete webquest of math activities revolving around the collection of weather data from various locations to determine, based upon the data, the best city to live in. A very student-oriented activity, should make for an interesting class project and introduction to webquests. Meets the criteria for Standards 1,2, and 3, with many of their required benchmarks.
    3. Let's Graph - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this interactive site, students to can solve, change and design a math problem.
    4. The Million $$ Mission - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.3,4&5)
      Outstanding - This is both a teacher lesson plan and a student activity site, featuring a very real-world problem for students to solve by collecting and analyzing data, then predicting the outcome and final results. Very interesting site!
  4. Benchmark 4. "Raise and answer questions about the source, collection, organization and presentation of data, as well as the conclusions drawn from the data; explore biases in the data."
    1. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this an interactive site, students can collect statistical information/data to analize and graph.
    2. Best Weather - Math Webquest - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.3&4)
      This is a complete webquest of math activities revolving around the collection of weather data from various locations to determine, based upon the data, the best city to live in. A very student-oriented activity, should make for an interesting class project and introduction to webquests. Meets the criteria for Standards 1,2, and 3, with many of their required benchmarks.
    3. Let's Graph - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this interactive site, students to can solve, change and design a math problem.
    4. The Million $$ Mission - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.3,4&5)
      Outstanding - This is both a teacher lesson plan and a student activity site, featuring a very real-world problem for students to solve by collecting and analyzing data, then predicting the outcome and final results. Very interesting site!
  5. Benchmark 5. "Formulate questions and problems and gather and interpret data to answer those questions."
    1. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this an interactive site, students can collect statistical information/data to analize and graph.
    2. Let's Graph - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.1,2,3,4&5)
      On this interactive site, students to can solve, change and design a math problem.
    3. The Million $$ Mission - Description and Interpretation (III.2.E.3,4&5)
      Outstanding - This is both a teacher lesson plan and a student activity site, featuring a very real-world problem for students to solve by collecting and analyzing data, then predicting the outcome and final results. Very interesting site!

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