Describing and Summarizing Histograms

Abstract

This is an activity for an introductory statistics course about conclusions about a dataset that can be drawn based on a histogram. The focus is on vocabulary for describing histogram shape, as well as the relationship between measures of central tendency and the shape of the data. This activity fits best as part of a study of descriptive statistics.

Level: High School, Undergraduate
Setting: Classroom
Activity Type: Learning Cycle
Discipline: Statistics
Course: Introductory Statistics
Keywords: histogram, skew, modality, central tendency, mean, median