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Part of: Summarize and describe distributions — 2 of 2 cluster items

Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context

6.SP.B.5

**6.SP.B.5**: Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by: **a.** Reporting the number of observations. **b.** Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement. **c.** Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered. **d.** Relating the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of the data distribution and the context in which the data were gathered.

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6.SP.B.5: Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:
a. Reporting the number of observations.
b. Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement.
c. Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.
d. Relating the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of the data distribution and the context in which the data were gathered.

What you'll learn

  1. Report the number of observations in a data set and describe the attribute measured, including units and how the measurement was made
  2. Compute the mean and median of a numerical data set; compute the range, IQR, and MAD as measures of variation
  3. Describe any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the pattern (including outliers) with reference to context
  4. Choose between mean/MAD and median/IQR based on the shape of the distribution and the context

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