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Virginia Standards of Learning
8th Grade
Probability and Statistics
8.12 The student will make comparisons, predictions, and inferences, using information

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Lessons (3)

Box Plots

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

Histograms and Bar Graphs

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

Introduction to Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode

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 (1)

Screenshot of Circle Graph
Circle Graph

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