Students enter data regarding the height of classmates into a spreadsheet. Formulas will also be entered to find the median, mean, and mode of the data.

Learners monitor weather conditions for an eighteen day period at a specific location. The temperature of both air and water is taken and the mean, median, and mode calculated. Differences between the highest and lowest recordings are made.

Twelfth graders find the mean, median, and modes of stacks of Lego blocks, They search in newspapers for real life applications of them. They present oral reports on what they have learned.

Young scholars research data and develop statistical methods such as mean and median price and make convincing arguments as powerful ways for decision making.

Third graders take notes on a PowerPoint presentation featuring calculating and analyzing data. They practice skills highlighted in the presentation and create a table in Microsoft Excel showing data analysis.

Third graders measure each other's height and find the mean, median, and mode for the height of students in their class. They line up tallest to shortest and discuss the most appropriate measure of central tendency for the class.

Students investigate the sport of skiing through Internet research in this multi-task lesson. They compare and generalize the results of five individuals by using mean, median, and mode.

Students follow examples to study basic concepts of statistics. They work independently through the activities.

Fourth graders learn about the Solar System while they use mean, median and mode to explore the characteristics of the planets. Students web publish expository writing.

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of finding the mean for a data set. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...

Students experience data collection, analysis and inquiry in this LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT -based activity. They measure the position of an oscillating platform using a ultrasonic sensor and perform statistical analysis to determine the mean,...

This resource allows users to test their knowledge of graphs and graphing methods.

In this inquiry, students predict the best place to stargaze in Arizona based on the brightness of the night sky. Students are introduced to the concept of light pollution and Globe at Night, a global citizen science project in which...

In this inquiry, students predict the best place to stargaze in Arizona based on the brightness of the night sky. Students are introduced to the concept of light pollution and Globe at Night, a global citizen science project in which...

Have you ever wondered what the difference is with mean, median, and mode? Here are some exercises that will help you understand what each is.

Explains the basic terminology and formatting of ratios, and demonstrates how to solve typical exercises.

A series of explanations of statistics terms based on the statistics from a dice game.

This site looks at measures of central tendency and dispersion. Discussed are topics such as standard deviation, mean, median, and mode.

A demonstration of how to find the standard deviation of a set of data. Several examples and a practice test are offered.

Page centered around a computer program to determine mean, variance, and standard deviation.