Outlier Ops Slides
This instructional slide deck introduces the concept of outliers and their impact on data measures. It includes a warm-up exercise, an embedded video tutorial on box plots, key formulas for outlier detection, and a concluding discussion on when the median is a more reliable measure of center than the mean.
Salary Cap Worksheet
This worksheet guides students through 'The Salary Cap' activity. They analyze a fictional dataset of employee salaries, calculate measures of central tendency with and without an extreme outlier (the CEO), construct a box plot, and discuss the resistance of the median compared to the mean.
Mean vs Median Comparison Sheet
This reference sheet provides a side-by-side comparison of the Mean and Median, highlighting their formulas, strengths, weaknesses, and appropriate use cases. It serves as an anchor chart for students to understand why the median is resistant to outliers.
Outlier Ops Teacher Guide
This teacher guide provides a comprehensive lesson plan for the 'Outlier Ops' lesson. It includes a minute-by-minute procedure, specific video timestamps for instruction, discussion prompts, and notes on common student misconceptions regarding outliers and whiskers in box plots.
Salary Cap Answer Key
This comprehensive answer key provides the solutions for the 'Salary Cap Worksheet'. It includes the ordered dataset, calculated mean and median (both with and without the outlier), 5-number summary, outlier boundary calculations, and suggested responses for the discussion and conclusion questions.
