DiscoverMath is Figure-Out-Able!Ep 219: Find the Mean, Median, Mode
Ep 219: Find the Mean, Median, Mode

Ep 219: Find the Mean, Median, Mode

Update: 2024-08-27
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Statistics Problem Strings? Yes Please! In this episode Pam and Kim demonstrate a Problem String that helps students develop intuition for the meanings of mean, median, and mode.
Talking Points:

  • Names are social knowledge, but the feel for what they mean in the data is logical mathematical knowledge
  • Experience with data helps students develop real understanding of mean, median, mode 
  • Changing the data values and comparing how that affects the measures of central tendency deepen understanding


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Ep 219: Find the Mean, Median, Mode

Ep 219: Find the Mean, Median, Mode

Pam Harris, Kim Montague