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6th Year Math Task Cards
Unit 5 - Statistics & Probability (SP)

Directions:
1) Locate the assigned “Math Task Cards” from this unit
2) If needed, use a material or whiteboard to help you solve the problems
3) Record all answers in your “Math Task Journal”
4) When you have completed all 20 Task Cards, you may self-correct using the Answer Key
5) If you get a problem wrong, circle it with a highlighter or marker
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1 Is this a statistical question? (Yes/No) 2 Is this a statistical question? (Yes/No)
What are the lengths of the fish in How many miles does your principal
the lake? drive to school?
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What is the most popular type of

What did the students in your class
doughnut at your neighborhood
score on the last math test?
grocery store?
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How many ounces of plastic does

How much will Lance’s mowing
each American family recycle each
service charge to mow my lawn?
week?
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What will three gallons of gasoline How tall are each of the students in
cost at the gas station on the corner? your school?
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How much pizza does each student in How many children does each family
your school eat in a year? in your town have?
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How many children does the

How many task cards are in this set?
President of the United States have?
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13 Is this statement true or false? 14 Is this statement true or false?
A statistical question is answered by a A statistical question is any question

distribution of results. that has a numeric answer.
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A question answered by a single value A question answered by a graph is

is a statistical question. likely a statistical question.
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17 True or false: 18 Is this statement true or false?
This graph displays statistical data.
A survey taken by each student at

school asks for the weight of the
person filling it out. The resulting
data is considered to be statistical.
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A survey taken by each student at

school asks for the favorite color of
the person filling it out. The Statistical questions are too hard for
resulting data is considered to be sixth graders to understand.
statistical.
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A distribution is:
The center of a distribution is:
a) a set of values that satisfies a statistical
question. a) always the middle point on the x-axis.
b) the minimum and maximum values of a b) always the middle point on the y-axis.
set of numbers.
c) the number that appears most often.
c) the average value in a data set.
d) the average.
d) a single value in a bigger set of numbers.
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The shape of a distribution is:
The spread of a distribution:
a) a measure of its variability.
a) defines its midpoint.
b) the median.
b) describes the variability of the data.
c) how it looks when graphed.
c) equals the median plus the mean.
d) the biggest number minus the smallest
d) tells how many points there are.
number, all divided by 2.
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The "mean" of a dataset best describes The "variation" of a dataset relates to the
the dataset's ________. ________ of the data.
a) shape a) shape
b) spread b) spread
c) distribution c) distribution
d) center d) center
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The collection of data points that answer
The ______ of a dataset describes how
a statistical question is called the
the plotted data looks.
__________.
a) shape
a) shape
b) spread
b) spread
c) distribution
c) distribution
d) center
d) center
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Point ‘A’ best describes the ___ of the
9 scores. 10
a) shape
b) spread
c) distribution The "median" of a dataset best describes
d) center the dataset's ________.
a) shape
b) spread
A c) distribution
d) center
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A _______ has a distribution which can be
The "variability" of a dataset relates to
described by its center, spread, and
the ________ of the data.
overall shape.
a) shape
a) dataset
b) spread
b) number
c) distribution
c) quartile
d) center
d) numeral
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A measure of a dataset's ________ A measure of a dataset's ________ uses a
summarizes all of its values with a single single number to describe how different
number. the data points all are from each other.
a) shape a) shape
b) spread b) variation
c) distribution c) center
d) center d) distribution
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The “mean” and “median” are The “variance” and “deviation” are
measures of a dataset’s ______. measures of a dataset’s ______.
a) variation a) variation
b) center b) center
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A dataset's ________ measures how far a
The “average” is a measure of a set of numbers are spread out from their
dataset’s ______. average value.
a) variation a) distribution
b) center b) median
c) variance
d) mean
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A dataset's ________ is calculation of the
average value. It is obtained by adding all A dataset's ________ is the middle value
values and dividing the the number of in a dataset.
data points.
a) distribution
a) distribution b) median
b) median c) variance
c) variance d) mean
d) mean
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Eight boys were asked their favorite The high temperature (in degrees
color. The results are below. Fahrenheit) for each of the last 14
Complete the dot plot using this days is written below. Complete the
data. dot plot using this data.
Results: blue, green, red, red, red, Temperatures: 66, 60, 60, 66, 64, 65,
blue, blue, red 66, 66, 64, 64, 67, 60, 63, 65
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3 4 Score
Number
of
Twenty students Students
The heights of the players on a
took a four-question 0 1
high-school basketball team are given
test. The following
below. Complete the dot plot using 1 3
table was created to
this data. 2 5
show how many
students earned each 3 6
Heights: 6'0", 5'9", 6'4", 6'1", 6'2", 6'1",
score (0 through 4).
5'11", 6'0", 6'2", 6'1", 6'0", 5'11", 6'1" 4 5
Use this data to
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The weight (in pounds) of each The low temperature (in degrees
student in a class is shown below. Fahrenheit) for each of the last 14
Complete the histogram using this days is written below. Complete the
data. histogram using this data.
Weights: 119, 121, 102, 112, 125, Temperatures: 34.4, 35, 32.7, 36.1,
105, 123, 109, 98, 111, 116, 129 35.8, 36.4, 39.3, 37, 36.9, 35.9, 35.1,
34.1, 35.4, 35.3
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Zookeepers weighed a family of giant
Scientists measured the heights of 8
tortoises and recorded their weights
trees and recorded them in inches.
(in pounds). Make a histogram to
Complete the histogram using this
display the results.
data.
Tortoise weights: 303, 250, 501, 399,
Tree heights: 389, 402, 299, 300,
350, 660, 491, 699, 400, 379, 199,
149, 95, 321, 110
402, 580, 880, 499
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Eight students were asked how many
miles they live from school. Their
responses were: Using the miles-from-school data
2, 8, 8, 6, 3, 4, 10, 3. from question #9, find the median of
the data.
What are the minimum and maximum
values?
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Using the miles-from-school data Create a box plot to display the

from question #9, find the first and miles-from-school data from question
third quartiles of the data. #9.
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Use this data to complete questions 17-20.
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A class of 10 students earned the
following scores on a math test:
70, 20, 80, 100, 40, 70, 80, 50, 100, Using the math-test data from
50. question #13, find the median of the
data.
values?
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Using the math-test data from

Create a box plot to display the
question #13, find the first and third
math-test data from question #17.
quartiles of the data.
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Use this data to complete questions 17-20.
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Eight cross-country runners logged
the miles they ran yesterday. Their
results were: Using the cross-country data from
3, 10, 4, 3, 5, 6, 0, 6 question #17, find the median of the
data.
values?
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Using the cross-country data from Create a box plot to display the
question #17, find the first and third cross-country data from question #17.
quartiles of the data.
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A small group of students took a
1 difficult four-question test. Their scores 2
are shown on the dot plot below. Use
this plot to answer questions 1-4.
How many students took the test? What was the median of the
scores on the test in question
Number of
#1?
Students
0 1 2 3 4
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What was the mean absolute

What was the mean of the
deviation from the mean of the
#1?
#1?
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A scientist recorded the
ages of a group of people
living in a remote village. What is the third quartile of
Age
He graphed that
information on the box the ages of the village people
plot to the right. Use this
plot to answer questions
from question #5?
5-8.
What is the median age of

the people in this village? 6.SP.5 6.SP.5
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What is the age of the youngest What is the interquartile range

person in the village from of the ages of the village
question #5? people from question #5?
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Students measured heights of trees and
9 generated a histogram to show their results. 10
Use this graph to answer questions 9-12.
How many trees were measured?
Was the median tree shorter or

taller than 199 inches? (Use
the histogram on question #9
to answer.)
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How many trees measured How many more trees

between 200 and 299 inches measured 400 or more inches
tall? (Use the histogram on tall than those measuring 99
question #9 to answer.) inches or less? (Use the
histogram on question #9 to
answer.)
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Six players on the Purple Penguins Six players on the Purple Penguins
soccer team scored the following soccer team scored the following
number of goals this season: 2, 1, 5, number of goals this season: 2, 1, 5,
6, 4, 0. 6, 4, 0.
What was the median number of What was the mean average number
goals scored? of goals scored?
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Six players on the Purple Penguins Six players from the Green Martians
soccer team scored the following soccer team scored the following
number of goals this season: 2, 1, 5, number of goals this season: 6, 1, 4,
6, 4, 0. 0, 4, 1.
What was the mean absolute What was the interquartile range of
deviation from the median? their scores?
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17 A pharmaceutical
company creates a
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pill designed to increase a
person's Intelligence Quotient The pharmaceutical company from
(IQ). Five hundred dolphins, question #17 is trying to market its
each with a starting IQ of 50,
were given the drug. After drug, so it claims that “During
two weeks, their IQs were testing, multiple dolphins improved
measured and summarized in
this box plot. The mean final their IQs by five or more points.”
IQ was 52.
Which center measure, Is that true or false?

mean or median, makes the
company’s drug look best? 6.SP.5 6.SP.5
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The pharmaceutical company from The pharmaceutical company from
question #17 is trying to market its question #17 is trying to market its
drug, so it claims that “A dolphin that drug, so it claims that “Test results
takes this drug will most likely show an improvement of as much as
improve its IQ.” 20 IQ points when tested on
dolphins.”
Is that true or false?
Is that true or false?
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6th Year Math Task Cards

Unit 5 - Statistics & Probability (SP)

1) Locate the assigned “Math Task Cards” from this unit

2) If needed, use a material or whiteboard to help you solve the problems

3) Record all answers in your “Math Task Journal”

5) If you get a problem wrong, circle it with a highlighter or marker

16-20 CORRECT 11-15 CORRECT 0-10 CORRECT

EXCELLING ACHIEVING DEVELOPING

3 Is this a statistical question? (Yes/No) 4 Is this a statistical question? (Yes/No)

What is the most popular type of

How many ounces of plastic does

7 Is this a statistical question? (Yes/No) 8 Is this a statistical question? (Yes/No)

11 Is this a statistical question? (Yes/No) 12 Is this a statistical question? (Yes/No)

How many children does the

A statistical question is answered by a A statistical question is any question

15 Is this statement true or false? 16 Is this statement true or false?

A question answered by a single value A question answered by a graph is

A survey taken by each student at

19 Is this statement true or false? 20 Is this statement true or false?

A survey taken by each student at

Using the miles-from-school data Create a box plot to display the

Using the math-test data from

What was the mean absolute

What is the median age of

What is the age of the youngest What is the interquartile range

Was the median tree shorter or

How many trees measured How many more trees

Which center measure, Is that true or false?

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