Abstract

Statistics, tables, charts, and graphs abound in our daily world. We see them in advertisements, in newspapers, and on televised weather forecasts. However, many students are not exposed in school to experiences using statistics and graphing. One goal of the NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (1989) is to give students experiences that allow them to “collect, organize, and describe data: construct, read, and interpret displays of data; formulate and solve problems that involve collecting and analyzing data” (p. 54). Children develop mathematical concepts by seeing them in a variety of settings. Our challenge is to find many ways to help our students understand these concepts. The following activities enable students to understand the power and usefulness of data analysis.

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