Lesson Plan

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.

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