Matching Data to Data Displays
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Build a box plot
Students drag five markers (min, Q1, median, Q3, max) and the box plot redraws around them live. Checks the five-number summary of a real data set.
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Choosing a display: categorical data
The data is names, not numbers. Students choose between a bar graph, a pie chart and a pictograph, and learn that the right answer depends on whether shares of a whole or a young audience matter. From Sean's display-choice bank.
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Choosing a display: quantitative data
The data is numbers. Students choose between a dot plot, a stem-and-leaf plot, a histogram and a box plot, weighing how many observations there are and whether groups are being compared. From Sean's display-choice bank.