Activity Overview
Students compare univariate data distributions using statistical concepts like boxplots, stemplots, and histograms.
Before the Activity
Install the Statistics with List Editor application on the calculator using one of these two methods:
- TI Connect™, a TI Connectivity Cable, and the Unit-to-Unit Link Cable
- TI-Navigator™ "send to class" feature
- See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
- Print pages 49 - 58 from the attached PDF file for your class
During the Activity
Distribute the pages to your class.
Follow the Activity procedures:
Create lists containing the heights of tall buildings in Philadelphia, Seattle, and New York City
Create parallel box-and-whisker plots to compare the listed data
Sort the lists in ascending order and construct multiple dotplots
Use the sorted values to generate stemplots
Construct histograms using the data in the lists
After the Activity
Review student results:
As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
Re-teach concepts as necessary