Calculating with Scientific Notation - Comparing Populations

Students will use population data to read and write numbers in scientific notation and to make comparisons of that data for states and decades.

Creating and Interpreting Histograms

Students will create, compare, and interpret histograms. They will also discuss factors that might explain the shapes of data distributions.

Does the Percentage of People Who Walk to Work in Cities Vary?

Students will create box plots to make inferences about the percentages of people who walk to work in cities of different population.

Exploring Sampling Variability

Students will explore the sampling variability in sample percentages of states and the District of Columbia.

Fitting a Line to Data - Earnings and Educational Attainment

Students will investigate the relationship between earnings and different levels of educational attainment by creating a scatter plot.

Frequency Distributions

Students will compare and contrast the frequencies of Hispanic or Latino population percentages for 50 states and the District of Columbia.

How Are Single-Parent Households Distributed Across the United States?

Students will create and compare dot and box plots that show the percentages of single-mother and single-father households.

Interpreting Box Plots - Data On Sporting Goods By State

Students will review County Business Patterns data on the number of sporting goods stores in the U.S. that sold items such as bicycles and camping equipment.

Interpreting Dot and Box Plots

Students will create frequency tables, dot plots, and box plots using census data.

Linear Models - Population Growth in Five States

Students will look at decennial census data — in table and graph form — showing population growth trends in five states from 1960 to 2020.

Patterns of Association – Quality of English Spoken

Students will study associations between the years the survey data were reported (2016–2021) and the ratings for speaking English.

Sample Means - Exploring Sampling Variability

Students will explore sampling variability in the sample means of different random samples of a population, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Two-Way Tables — Walking and Bicycling to Work

Students will use data from the U.S. Census Bureau to compare how men and women in two cities used nonmotorized transportation to get to work.

Understanding Distributions of Data - Pet Food Manufacturing

Students will analyze raw data and graphical representations about businesses in each U.S. state that manufacture dog and cat foods.

What is a Statistical Question?

Students will identify which questions about a data set are statistical questions and which are not.