Barbara W. Coles Trader
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Symptoms: Sleepiness, Wandering mind, Enlarged eye pupils, Lack of Coordination, Craving for sweets, Increased appetite
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Look for: Strong odor of burnt leaves, Small seeds in pocket lining, Cigarette paper, Discolored fingers
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Dangers: Inducement to take stronger narcotics.
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Cough Medicine with Codeine and Opium
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Symptoms: Drunk appearance, Lack of Coordination, Confusion, Excessive itching
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Look for: Empty bottles of cough medicine
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Dangers: Causes addiction
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Heroin, Morphine, Codeine
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Symptoms: Stupor/Drowsiness, Needle marks in body, Watery eyes, Loss of appetite, Blood stain on shirt sleeve, Running nose
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Look for: Needle or hypodermic syringe, Cotton, Tourniquet-string, Rope, Belt, Burnt bottle, Caps or spoons, Glassine envelopes
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Dangers: Death from overdose, Mental deterioration, Destruction of brain and liver, Hepatitis, Embolisms
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Glue Sniffing
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Symptoms: Violence, Drunk appearance, Dreamy of blank expression
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Look for: Tubes of glue, Glue smears, Large paper bags or handkerchiefs
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Dangers: Lung/Brain/Liver damage, Death through suffocation or choking, Anemia
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Barbiturates
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Symptoms: Drowsiness, Stupor, Dullness, Slurred speech, Drunk appearance, Vomiting
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Look for: Pills of varying colors
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Dangers: Death from overdose, or causes addiction, convulsions and death as a result of withdrawal
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Amphetamines
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Symptoms: Aggressive behavior, Giggling, Silliness, Rapid speech, Confused thinking, No appetite, Extreme fatigue, Dry mouth, Shakiness
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Look for: Jars of pills of varying colors, Chain smoking
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Dangers: Death from overdose, Hallucinations. Methamphetamines sometimes cause temporary psychosis
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LSD, MDT, STP
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Symptoms: Severe hallucinations, Peelings of detachment, Incoherent speech, Cold hands and feet, Vomiting, Laughing and crying
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Look for: Cube sugar with discoloration in center, Strong body odor, Small tube of liquid
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Dangers: Suicidal tendencies. Unpredictable behavior, Chronic exposure causes brain damage. LSD causes chromosomal breakdown
The students will study the various drugs and the “street name synonyms”. For example: Heroin (Horse, Snow, Jay Powder and the like). Morphine (White Stuff, Miss Emma and the like). Marijuana (Pot, Grass, Locoweed, Mary Jane, Hashish, Tea, Gage, Reefers and the like). LSD (Acid, Sugar, Big D, Cubes, Trips and the like). Amphetamines (Bennies, Co-Pilots, Wake-ups, Lid Poppers and the like). Barbiturates (Barks, Blue Devils, Candy, Yellow Jackets, Peanuts and the like).
I! Me! We! Us! They . . .
Brainstorming
: I am in charge of my life. I will decide whether I will self-direct or let others direct my life. Summary Self determination isn’t easy. It requires a great deal of personal thought and work but the rewards for self-esteem are great.
Brainstorming
: Knowing how I got where I am today can be the key to knowing where I will be tomorrow. (The students will write plays, songs and novels in sub groups.) Summary Self truth is that I alone am the determiner of my truth. Self-determination and to know thy self is my final responsibility.
Brainstorming
: Will Power is the sum total of my life competency. It is a measurement of my personal power, and how I use that power to get what I want out of my life. (The students will examine some negative thoughts that enter into individuals’ lives.)
The “Inner Saboteurs” are negative thoughts that can make one’s self feel uncomfortable. Examples as follows:
1) I tend to go along with others’ views; although, I don’t agree.
2) I often feel embarrassed; although, I haven’t done anything wrong.
3) It’s more important to make a living than to find work that I enjoy.
4) It seems as if I’m always explaining myself to others.
5) I don’t think very many people like me.
6) I can’t ever say no when I really don’t have time to help.
7) I worry about what people think and say about me.
8) I’m almost obsessed with punctuality.
9) I can’t ever get anyone to do anything right.
Summary—An inferiority complex isn’t healthy; therefore, one is to think of one’s self with potency and positive imagery.
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Brainstorming
: Positive thinking is not enough. Summary Motivation, decisions, organization, action and transition are important to develop and pursue.
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Brainstorming
: Motivation comes from within and not without. Self Motivation generates the energy and willingness to organize, act and exercise new decisions about one’s life. Summary Persistence is the key to the joy and satisfaction of those who win and conquer the “Inner Saboteurs.” Even though others may inspire a person and/or even command her/him, an individual’s motivation is self determined.
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Brainstorming
: The only thing we can count on in life is change. Summary An adaptor makes decisions, organizes a plan for the future, takes action, copes with problems and deals with the solutions; meanwhile, keeping one’s self on the track of getting more out of life.
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Brainstorming
: Really listening to what is said involves the mind and the heart. Not really listening is avoiding responsibility for non-positive results. Summary Positive listening will help in clarifying communications and getting contracts for positive results.
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Brainstorming
: A life without stress, ups-and-downs would be dull. Summary Mastering my moods is the beginning of becoming the person one wants to be plus getting the rewards that go with being a special kind of person.
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Brainstorming
: The only way to get where one is going is to take the next step. No person can take the step for an individual. When one stumbles, don’t shy away from seeking a guide. Summary A winner does what needs to be done and doesn’t hesitate to seek constructive help from others who have been trained and/or have had actual experience.
Drug Data and Statistical Lesson Plans
Objective:
Procedure:
Activity:
Evaluation Statistical Strategies/Surveys of Adolescents when Searching for Extreme Competence and Power
Directions: “Your Names Are Not To Be Written on Survey Sheets”
Please read each item carefully, and decide whether you have consumed alcoholic beverages and/or other forms of drug substances when you engage in these separate behaviors while trying to gain “Competence and Power” in today’s society.
(1) Always (2) Often (3) Occasionally (4) Seldom (5) Never
Survey I (Suggestive Ideas)
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1. I practice good human relations and have a keen sensitivity to others. 1 2 3 4 5
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2. I demonstrate creativity, resourcefulness and innovation. 1 2 3 4 5
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3. I give evidence of personal integrity and dedication. 1 2 3 4 5
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4. I demonstrate leadership ability. 1 2 3 4 5
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5. I relate the school subjects to my personal needs and future career/s. 1 2 3 4 5
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7. I provide for the differentiated educational, emotional and physical needs of myself in school and my community. 1 2 3 4 5
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8. I establish interpersonal relationships with peers and adults who I think that I can trust. 1 2 3 4 5
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9. I improve my study and behavioral patterns through supportive school and community services. 1 2 3 4 5
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10. I approach the solution of my problems and seek constructive help. 1 2 3 4 5
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11. I translate my participation in family, school, athletic and/or community activities into an improved learning situation. 1 2 3 4 5
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12. I demonstrate open-mindedness and respect for new positive ideas. 1 2 3 4 5
The teacher and students will collect the information, and proceed with Descriptive Statistics.”
Statistical Vocabulary:(1) data (2) descriptive (3) sample (4) variable (5) parameter (6) population (7) statistic (8) statistician
Introduction: Students will write these word meanings.
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(1) Data numbers or measurements that are collected as a result of observations.
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(2) Descriptive Statistics The study and collection of numerical information or data about the present problem.
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(3) Sample A subset of a population or universe selected according to some scheme.
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(4) Variable Any characteristics of a person, environment or experimental situation that vary from person to person, environment to environment, or experimental situation to experimental situation.
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(5) Parameter Any characteristic of a population which is measurable.
(6) Population A complete set of individuals, objects or measurements having some common observable characteristic or a set of potential
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observations.
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(7) Statistic A number resulting from the manipulation of sample data
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according to certain specified procedures.
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(8) Statistician A person who studies statistics.
Survey II (Suggestive Ideas)
Do I consume alcoholic beverages and/or other forms of drug substances when I am doing the following “Actions?”
1. Careless
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2. Attentive
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3. Inadequate
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4. An expert
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3
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4
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5. Reliable
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6. Idle
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7. Passive
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8. A go-getter
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9. Not conforming
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10. Flexible
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11. Argumentative
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12. Cooperative
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13. Have poor grades
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14. Ambitious
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15. An excellent performer
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16. Disagreeable
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17. Well-liked
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18. Outstanding
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19. Sluggish
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20. Depressed
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Objective Students will make individual frequency tables for “Surveys I and II” data.
Vocabulary (1) data (2) frequency table
Assignment
Separate Behaviors of Adolescents
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Tally
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Frequency
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(1) Always
(2) Often
(3) Occasionally
(4) Seldom
(5) Never
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Total: __________
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A. Example:
Frequency Table
Pupils in math class were asked what kind of television program they liked best. This data can be shown in a frequency table.
Kind of
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As each pupil answered
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television show
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Tally
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Frequency
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a tally mark was made.
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Detective
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111
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3
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Comedy
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111111
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11
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Variety
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1111
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4
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Western
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111111
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6
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Total:
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24
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You can see from the table that comedy shows were the favorite of
more pupils than each of the other kinds of shows.
Objective Students will organize the data using a stem-and-leaf display.
B. Example:
23, 14, 34, 33, 24, 46, 47, 35, 45, 12, 46.
The stems are the
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4 6,7,5,6
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The leaves are the
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tens digits. Put
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3 4,3,5
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ones digits. Each
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them in decreasing
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2 3,4 leaf is put in the
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order from top to
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1 4,2 row after its stem.
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bottom. First put the leaves
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represents 14 in any order.
Then arrange
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4 5,6,6,7
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them in increas—
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3 3,4,5
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ing order from
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2 3,4
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left to right
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1 2,4
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Objective Students will solve the “mean” and “median.”
C. Example:
Mean:
The mean of a set of numbers in the “average” of the numbers.
To find the mean of a set of numbers,
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4.2, 6.3, 7.9, 10, 5
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1. Add the numbers.
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4.2+6.3+7.9+10+5=33.4
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2. Divide the sum by how many numbers there are.
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5 numbers
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33 4Ö$5=6.68 mean
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Median:
The median of a set of number in the middle
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2, 7, 8, 6, 4, 2, 9, 4
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number when the numbers are listed in order.
When there are two middle numbers, add the two
numbers and divide the sum by 2 to find the
median.
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9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 4, 2, 2
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3 numbers 6+4 3 numbers
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2
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5 median
statistics concepts:
Objective Students will use calculators to calculate
Pearson r correlation coefficient:
Raw Score Method.
(figure available in print form)
Directions: Assume 100 students did “Surveys I and II.” (a) Write numbers 1-49 for “Survey I.” The Formula: participate. (b) Write numbers 50-100 for “Survey II” participants. (c) Have 10 students to draw 10 slips of numbers out of #1-49 box. (d) Have 10 more students do the same for #50-100 box. (e) Record “Survey I” numbers on the chalkboard (X=) Survey I. (f) Record “Survey II” numbers on the chalkboard (Y=Survey II).
D. Example:
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First Drawing
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Second Drawing
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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Student
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Survey I
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Survey II
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X
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Y
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Y
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XY
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A
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37
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75
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1369
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5625
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2775
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B
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41
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78
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1681
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6084
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3198
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48
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88
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2304
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7744
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4224
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32
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80 (A
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1024
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6400
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2560
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E
Add
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36
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78 throw back)
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1296
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6084
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2808
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30
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71
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900
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5041
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2130
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H
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45
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83
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2025
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6889
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3735
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39
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74
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1521
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5476
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2886
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34
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74 (A throw
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1156
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5476
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2516
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back)
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n=10
(1) Sum of X Surveys = 14876 Ð 382
2
= 283.6
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10
(2) Sum of Y Surveys = 60444 Ð 776
2
= 226.4
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10
(3) Sum of XY Surveys = 29832 (382) (776) = +188.8
(4) rxy means r (raw score) = + 188.8 =
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raw score value
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I. (a) Changing “The Problem” data of alcohol, nicotine, and smoking from percentages-to-decimals and decimals-to-fractions (11%, 5%, 9%, 4%, 2%). (b) Changing the A.
Chart
“Drug Use and Age Group” (decimals fractions percentages).
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A.
(figure available in print form)
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B.
(figure available in print form)
Square Roots
Use when appropriate.
Find each square root.
1. Ã4
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2. Ã16
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3. Ã64
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4. Ã225
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Use the table below to find each of the following:
5. 25:= ___
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6. 29 = ___
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7. 77 = ___
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8. 80 = ___
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9. 121 = ___
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10. 130 = ___
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11. 22 = ___
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12. 71 = ___
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13. 30 = ___
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14. 125 = ___
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15. 72 = ___
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16. 128 = ___
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17. 441 = ___
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18. 5929 = ___
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19. 900 = ___
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20. 15,129 = ___
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21. 16,384 = ___
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22. 841 = ___
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23. 6400 = ___
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24. 5184 = ___
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25. 15,876 = ___
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26. 625 = ___
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27. 5041 = ___
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28. 16,900 = ___
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n
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n
2
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n
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n
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n
2
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n
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n
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n
2
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n
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21
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441
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4.58
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71
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5041
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8.43
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121
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14,641
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11
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22
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484
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4.69
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72
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5184
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8.49
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122
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14,884
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11.05
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23
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529
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4.80
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73
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5329
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8.54
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123
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15,129
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11.09
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24
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576
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4.90
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74
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5476
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8.60
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124
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15,376
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11.14
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25
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625
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5
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75
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5625
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8.66
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125
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15,625
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11.18
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26
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676
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5.10
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76
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5776
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8.72
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126
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15,876
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11.22
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27
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729
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5.20
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77
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5929
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8.77
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127
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16,129
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11.27
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28
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784
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5.29
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78
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6084
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8.83
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128
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16,384
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11.31
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29
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841
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5.39
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79
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6241
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8.89
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129
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16,641
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11.36
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30
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900
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5.48
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80
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6400
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8.94
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130
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16,900
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11.40
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II. Making bar line and circle graphs using drug abuse data collected from
B
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Chart
“Marijuana and Alcohol.”
Concluding:
Humanizing Learning
: Statistical concepts are to facilitate the effective integration of affect and cognition. The primary aims are to enhance the students’ interpersonal skills; to achieve greater initiative; to sharpen perceptions of self and others; to be more self-directive in resolving personal life problems without abusing our bodies with drugs.
Additional Teaching Suggestions and Student Practice Work
(Statistical Abstract)
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A. Have each pupil cut out a short paragraph (less than 10 lines in a column less than 2 inches wide) from a discarded newspaper. The pupil should paste he paragraph on a sheet of paper and below the paragraph make a frequency table that shows how often each letter of the alphabet occurs in the paragraph. Then the pupil should find the mode. Does each pupil’s answer confirm the belief that “e” is the most frequently used letter in the English language?
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B. Find the mode or modes, if any, and the range for the data in the frequency tables below.
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1.
Number
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Frequency 20; 19
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2.
Number
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Frequency 154 and 158;
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7
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1
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146
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12
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14
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10
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1
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148
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15
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13
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3
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150
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9
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15
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4
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152
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23
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17
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2
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154
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20
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156
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10
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21
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1
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24
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3
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160
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7
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Find the mode or modes, if any, and the range for each list.
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3. 76, 69, 77, 73, 83, 77, 77; 14
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4. 10, 7, 11, 9, 7, 8, 9, 7 and 9; 4
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5. 291, 305, 196, 206, 199 no mode; 109
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6. 23, 24, 20, 20, 23, 24, 24, 20, 23 no mode; 4
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C. Point out that the
mode
and the
range
are easy to find when a
set of data
is organized in a frequency table. Stress that the “mode” is not the highest frequency, but rather the number (or item) with the highest frequency.
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You might want to mention that while a range is restricted to “numerical data”, the “mode” has no such restriction.
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1. Make a frequency table for the following set of numbers:
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132, 132, 135, 136, 135, 133, 132, 135, 133, 135
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No.
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132
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133
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135
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total
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3
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2
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10
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For the set of numbers in exercise 1, find:
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2. the range
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4
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3. the mode
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135
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4. the median
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134
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5. the mean
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133.8
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D. 32, 34, 28, 36, 32, 26, 32, 34, 28, 26
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The difference between the largest and the smallest number in a list is called the range. The number that occurs most often is called the mode.
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Example 1: Find the range and the mode of the data above.
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Frequency
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36
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34
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mode
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32
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3 highest frequency, so
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28
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2 the mode is 32 mpg
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total 10
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largest
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smallest
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10 range
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E. You might also want to mention that if a set of data has two modes, then it is said to be bimodal. Emphasize that a set of data can have no mode, one mode, or more than one mode.
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A list of data can have one mode, more than one more, or no mode.
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Example 2:
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c.
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18
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23
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17
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16 one mode
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25 two modes
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18 (18)
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7
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F. Point out that the most frequently used kind of typical number is the mean. Stress that although mode, median, and mean are all typical numbers (or averages), the word average (or arithmetic average) usually refers to the mean.
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Find the mean. Found to the nearest tenth when necessary.
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1. 21, 32, 21, 89, 12 = 35
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2. 14, 13, 19, 18, 22, 15 = 16.8
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3. 14.3, 15.6, 14.8, 13.3— 14.5
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4. 0.14, 0.39, 0.37 = 0.3