Outliers, Missing Pieces, and Wrong Numbers! (Statistics)

Lesson Overview

This lesson explores how outliers, missing data, and incorrect values can impact statistical analysis. By recognizing these issues and taking steps to improve data quality, we can ensure our results are more accurate and reliable.

Duration

Less than 1 hour

Lesson Type

Traditional Lesson

Essential Question

How can we ensure the quality of our data to draw accurate conclusions?

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10, 11, 12

Math

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Standards

Understand that sampling variability is associated with summary statistics and uses the margin of error to form an interval (confidence interval) to estimate the characteristic.
- SM.DPSR.5. Interpret the results of the analysis by making connections to the investigative statistical question
  - SM.DPSR.5.2 Determine the possible impact of extreme data points, missing values, or incorrect values on the results

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