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6th grade Center, spread and shape of data worksheet

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Center, spread and shape of data

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Bo made a dot plot of the scores of the students in Room 6 on a 10-word spelling quiz. One word on the quiz was very sneaky. What is the smallest value in the data?
Jun made a dot plot of the number of minutes it takes some children to walk to school. One walker stopped to say hi to every dog. What is the smallest value in the data?
Kira plotted the number of glasses of water that some children drank yesterday. One bottle got refilled all day. The smallest value is 3 and the biggest value is 8. What is the range?
Luz plotted the heights, in centimeters, of the bean plants in a class garden. One plant chased the sunlight. The smallest value is 7 and the biggest value is 15. What is the range?
Milo plotted the number of laps that some children ran in gym class. A few runners raced the wind. The smallest value is 4 and the biggest value is 11. What is the range?
Noah plotted the number of goals scored by a school team in its games. The goalkeeper danced after every save. The smallest value is 1 and the biggest value is 6. What is the range?
Pia made a dot plot of the number of stickers collected by the children in a reading club. The club has a sticker champion. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
Tala made a dot plot of the number of jumping jacks that some children did in 30 seconds. One child stopped to tie a shoe. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
Zee made a dot plot of the number of shells that some children found at the beach. One child found a giant pile. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
10.
Milo plotted the number of hikes that some families took this summer. Some trails were very muddy. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?
- between 0 and 5
- between 5 and 7, near the left end
- between 9 and 13

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About this worksheet

Describing a data set. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can read the smallest value, the peak (the value with the most dots) and the range off a dot plot.
I can find a gap (an empty space between dots), a cluster and an outlier, and I know the empty start of the number line is not a gap and not data.
I can describe a dot plot in a sentence: where it runs from and to, where the dots bunch up, any gap, cluster or outlier.
I can find the range without an outlier, and I can say when the median is a better typical value than the mean.

Standard: 6.SP.A.2, 6.SP.A.3, 6.SP.B.5d

Words to know

dot plot: A number line with one dot for each value. Equal values stack up.

peak: The value with the tallest stack of dots. It is the mode.

range: How far the data stretch: biggest value minus smallest value.

gap: An empty space between two dots. The empty start of the line is not a gap.

cluster: A group of dots close together.

outlier: A dot far away from all the others.

typical value: A number that tells where most of the dots are.

median, mean: Median: the middle dot. Mean: the balance point of the dots. (Worked out in the next topic.)

Common mistakes

Your child gave the biggest value as the range. The range is how far the data stretch, so you subtract.

Your child treated the empty start of the number line as if it were data (or called it a gap). A gap is an empty space between two dots. Have them touch the first dot with a pencil: the smallest value is there, not at 0.

Your child picked a gap that is not the biggest. Ask them to compare the space between every pair of neighboring dots and find the widest one.

What to say

Ask: how far is it from the smallest dot to the biggest dot?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with center, spread and shape of data?

Your child gave the biggest value as the range. The range is how far the data stretch, so you subtract.

How can I help my child with center, spread and shape of data?

Ask: how far is it from the smallest dot to the biggest dot?

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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