Compare the Measure of Center and Measure of Variation: CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.3

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Common Core: 6th Grade Math › Compare the Measure of Center and Measure of Variation: CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.3

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Select the description that best describes the measure of variation for a numerical data set.

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Mr. Sommers wanted to see how much money his students spent on school lunch in a given day. The distribution of this data is shown in the plot provided. Use the information provided in the plot to fill in the blank of the table.

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Mr. Sommers wanted to see how much money his students spent on school lunch in a given day. The distribution of this data is shown in the plot provided. Use the information provided in the plot to fill in the blank of the table.

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Select the description that best describes the measure of center for a numerical data set.

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Mr. Sommers wanted to see how much money his students spent on school lunch in a given day. The distribution of this data is shown in the plot provided. Use the information provided in the plot to fill in the blank of the table.

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Mr. Sommers wanted to see how much money his students spent on school lunch in a given day. The distribution of this data is shown in the plot provided. Use the information provided in the plot to fill in the blank of the table.

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Mr. Sommers wanted to see how much money his students spent on school lunch in a given day. The distribution of this data is shown in the plot provided. What is the least amount of money spent on lunch by one of Mr. Sommers's students?

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Mr. Sommers wanted to see how much money his students spent on school lunch in a given day. The distribution of this data is shown in the plot provided. Use the information provided in the plot to fill in the blank of the table.

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Mr. Sommers wanted to see how much money his students spent on school lunch in a given day. The distribution of this data is shown in the plot provided. Use mean to solve for the center of this distribution.

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Mr. Sommers wanted to see how much money his students spent on school lunch in a given day. The distribution of this data is shown in the plot provided, with each x representing one student in his class. What is the median amount of money that a student spends on lunch?

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