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Making sense of data relating to a single statistical variable

Understand and calculate the mean, median, mode, range and interquartile range (IQR) of a dataset, with and without technology.

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Interactive

Mean chases extremes; median resists

manipulative

Drag points on a number line — the mean is pulled by outliers while the median and IQR stay resistant.

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