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Learning Goal
Part of: Develop understanding of statistical variability — 2 of 3 cluster items
Understand that a set of data has a distribution
6.SP.A.2
Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.
-- Standard 6.SP.A.2
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Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.
-- Standard 6.SP.A.2
What you'll learn
- Recognize that the answers to a statistical question form a *distribution* -- a structured collection of data values, not just a list.
- Describe a distribution by its three high-level features: **center** (where values cluster), **spread** (how stretched out it is), and **shape** (the visual pattern).
- Identify named shapes -- symmetric, skewed (right or left), and distributions with peaks, clusters, or gaps.
- Compare two distributions informally on center, spread, and shape, without computing specific numerical measures.
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