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7
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In this lesson, the last in a four-part unit from Illuminations titled "Uses of Numbers," students participate in activities in which they focus on the uses of numbers. They collect and analyze data about a student's family and his or her personal interests. They determine the arithmetic mean and represent data using percent.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 7

  • Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis.
    • Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, analyze, and display data (including box plots and histograms) to solve problems.
    • Objective 4.02: Calculate, use, and interpret the mean, median, mode, range, frequency distribution, and inter-quartile range for a set of data.
    • Objective 4.05: Solve problems involving two or more sets of data using appropriate statistical measures.