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Exploring Mean, Median, Mode, And Range With Legos Activity Sheet

Exploring M ean, M edian, M ode, a nd R ange w ith L EGOS

Mean, m edian, a nd m ode a re t hree d ifferent w ays t o d escribe t he a verage o f a s et o f

numeric d ata. T hey a re s tatistical w ays t o d escribe t he “ centrality” o f t he d ata s et.

Lego T erminology T ip: A r ound p eg o n t op o f a L ego i s c alled a “ stud.” W e c an n ame L ego

bricks b y t heir s tud d imensions.

Warm u p:

This p iece h as _ _____ s tuds. I t i s a _ __ b y _ __ b rick.

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T ake a b ag o f L ego b ricks.

Sort t he b ricks b y t he n umber o f s tuds a nd f ill i n t he t able b elow.

# o f

Studs

# o f

Pieces

Which n umber o f s tudded p ieces d o y ou h ave t he m ost o f i n y our b ag? _ ____________

This i s t he m ode f or y our L ego d ata. T he m ode i s t he v alue t hat a ppears t he m ost f requently.

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F ind t he p iece i n y our b ag t hat h as t he m ost s tuds.

How m any s tuds d oes t his p iece h ave? _ ______

This i s t he m aximum. T he m aximum i s t he g reatest n umber i n a s et o f d ata.

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F ind t he p iece i n y our b ag t hat h as t he f ewest s tuds.

How m any s tuds d oes t his p iece h ave? _ ______

This i s t he m inimum. T he m inimum i s t he s mallest n umber i n a s et o f d ata.

What i s t he d ifference b etween t he m aximum a nd t he m inimum?

______ – _ _____ = _ ______

Maximum – M inimum = R ange

The d ifference b etween t he b iggest a nd t he s mallest n umbers i n y our d ata s et i s c alled t he

range. Y ou s ubtract t he m inimum f rom t he m aximum o f y our d ata s et.

Created f or c lassroom u se b y A lycia Z immerman, 2 012

Exploring Mean, Median, Mode, And Range With Legos Activity Sheet