Method of Teaching
Use Blackline Master 6.1 to create an overhead for calculating the numerical descriptions of a
Next, use Blackline Masters 6.2 and 6.3 to create work sheets for the students. Have the students enter and save the
Using Blackline Master 6.2
Turn the calculator on and press STAT to enter the statistics menu. Delete old data set by highlighting L1 and pressing DEL 
ENTER . Repeat for other lists.
Enter the following data set which represents the frequency of observing doubles with a particular pair of dice. The dice were rolled until fifty doubles
were observed.
X | Y | W |
1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | 2 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 9 |
5 | 5 | 6 |
6 | 6 | 5 |
Each row will contain a data pair and the frequency of occurrence.
Check the data you have entered. To calculate the numerical descriptions of the
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Numerical Description of a | 29 |
