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Data Gathering & Analysis: Statistics, 6 th Grade

Data Gathering & Analysis: Statistics, 6 th Grade. Catherine Biel. What is Statistics?. Analyzing data Measuring. What is Data?. C ollection of facts values or measurements Two Types Qualitative=words Quantitative=numbers Example: Qualitative or Quantitative?

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Data Gathering & Analysis: Statistics, 6 th Grade

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  1. Data Gathering & Analysis:Statistics, 6th Grade Catherine Biel

  2. What is Statistics? • Analyzing data • Measuring

  3. What is Data? • Collection of facts • values or measurements • Two Types • Qualitative=words • Quantitative=numbers • Example: Qualitative or Quantitative? • Do you prefer cats or dogs? • Qualitative • How many books did you read this summer? • Quantitative

  4. Gathering Data • Question • Possible Answers • Finding data • Surveys • Questionnaires • Research

  5. How do we Analyze? • Interpreting data • Graphs • Charts • Types of Charts • Histograms • Bar graphs • Pie Chart • Line Graph

  6. Types of Graphs

  7. Graph Characteristics • Histogram • How many items in each category • Frequency • Bar Graph • Compare different groups • Changes over time • Pie Chart • Compare parts of a whole • Line Graph • Track changes over time • One or more groups

  8. Why we study statistics • Data everywhere • Decisions affect our lives • Data decisions in every career

  9. Citations • Slide one, definition, (http://www.amstat.org/careers/whatisstatistics.cfm) • Slide two, animated graphic, Microsoft clip art video • Slide two, definition, (http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/data.html) • Slide three, animated graphic, Microsoft clip art video • Slide five, picture of histogram, (http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/histograms.html) • Slide five, picture of bar graph, (http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/bar-graphs.html) • Slide five, picture of pie chart, (http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/charts/pie-chart.htm) • Slide five, picture of line graph, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_chart)

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