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COMMON CORE MATHEMATICAL CONTENT STANDARDS

6.SP.A.3 Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number.

6.SP.B5.C Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.

7.SP.B.4 Use measures of center and measures of variability for numerical data from random samples to draw informal comparative inferences.

Grades 6, 7