Lesson 5 Homework Practice Appropriate Measures: Answer Key

Subject: Statistics / Data Analysis Grade Level: Middle School (Grades 6-8) Objective: Determine the most appropriate measure of center (mean, median, mode) and measure of variation (range, IQR, MAD) given a specific data set and context. Overview of the Homework The Lesson 5 Homework Practice – Appropriate Measures asks students to move beyond simply calculating mean, median, mode, and range. Instead, students must justify which measure best represents a data set, especially when outliers or skewed distributions are present.

The answer key below provides correct responses, but the reasoning is what matters most for mastery. Question 1: Data set: Ages of people at a birthday party: 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 72 (grandfather). Which measure of center is most appropriate? Why?

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Subject: Statistics / Data Analysis Grade Level: Middle School (Grades 6-8) Objective: Determine the most appropriate measure of center (mean, median, mode) and measure of variation (range, IQR, MAD) given a specific data set and context. Overview of the Homework The Lesson 5 Homework Practice – Appropriate Measures asks students to move beyond simply calculating mean, median, mode, and range. Instead, students must justify which measure best represents a data set, especially when outliers or skewed distributions are present.

The answer key below provides correct responses, but the reasoning is what matters most for mastery. Question 1: Data set: Ages of people at a birthday party: 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 72 (grandfather). Which measure of center is most appropriate? Why?

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