Virginia Standards of Learning
8th Grade
Probability and Statistics
8.12 The student will make comparisons, predictions, and inferences, using information displayed in frequency distributions; box-and-whisker plots; scattergrams; line, bar, circle, and picture graphs; and histograms.
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Lessons (5)
Students discover algorithms as they sort shapes into Venn diagrams. Then students compare the efficiency of their algorithms using box plots.
Audiences:
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Algebra, Discrete, Geometry, Number and Operations
Related Topics:
algorithm, box and whisker, box plot, geometry, pattern, polygon, sets, venn diagram
Students learn what bar graphs are used for, how to interpret the data presented, and how to organize their own data using bar graphs.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Primary Subjects:
Statistics
Related Topics:
bar graph, categorical, data, height, scale, statistics
Introduces students to quartiles and box plots.
Audiences:
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Statistics
Related Topics:
box and whisker, box plot, data, mean, measures of central tendency, median, mode, quartile, range, statistics
Introduction and fine points of using bar graphs and histograms.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Statistics
Related Topics:
bar graph, categorical, comparing, counting, data, graph, histogram, intervals, length, mean, numerical, scale, skewed distribution, standard deviation, statistics
Introduces statistical measures of center.
Audiences:
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Statistics
Related Topics:
arithmetic, histogram, mean, measures of central tendency, median, mode, range, sets, statistics, sum
Activities (3)
Enter data to create a bar graph, then change many settings for the graph's appearance.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Graphs, Statistics
Related Topics:
bar graph, data plot, histogram, statistics
Enter your own data categories and the value of each category to create a pie chart. There are also built in data sets which can be viewed.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Fractions, Graphs, Statistics
Related Topics:
angles, area, circle graph, circles, data plot, fractions, percentages, pie chart, proportion, statistics
Create a pie chart, adjusting the size of the divisions using your mouse or by entering values. Parameters: Number of sections, size of sections, whether to use percents or fractions.
Audiences:
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Primary Subjects:
Graphs, Statistics
Related Topics:
angles, area, circle graph, circles, fractions, percentages, percents, pie chart, proportion, statistics
