How do graphs help?

Essential Question:

How is a picture worth a thousand words?

How does graphing help us to compare and analyze data?

Finding answers to some guiding questions can help you "answer" an Essential Question.

Guiding Questions:

(Some possible questions, plus any you have)

• Where can I find data sets to use?
• How should I plan out my
  • back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot?
  • histograms?
  • box-and-whisker plots?
• What is the best way to organize my summary?
• What pre-write might help me organize my analysis?
• What pattern or relationship do I observe in the data to help with my comparison between the two statistical groups?
• Which graphical representation best helps me to compare the two data sets?

Resources

Statistics Project - directions and requirements
DUE DATE: Friday, February 26
Project Rubric
Project Topics

Style Guide - content and format help for proper bibliographic citation
Map of United States - splits states into Northern or Southern


Data Set Worksheets

• Word document
• Exel Worksheet

Sources

Not all the data sets from these sites will be suitable for this project. You will have to select data sets you think will be appropriate, then ask Mrs. Sage to approve your choice for this project.

New:

Data Sets on Miscellaneous Topics - Middlesex Community College
Educational Spending
Data Center Kids Count
KidsData.org - Tons of data on California children

Census, State Facts for Students - from the US Census Bureau
DASL - Carnegie Mellon library of data sets
Infoplease Almanacs
Math Forum Data Sets
US Dept of Agriculture State Facts Data Sets
The Sports Data Page - a hotlist of sports related statistics websites
The University of Michigan Documents Center - many statistical resources by category