Common Core · Grade 6
6.SP.A.2
Grade 6 — Understand that a set of data has a distribution described by its centre, spread and overall shape.
The skill that covers it
What a student should be able to do
- Compute the mean of a small data set.
- Find the median of a data set with an odd or an even number of values.
- Identify the mode, including when there is more than one or none at all.
- Say which average describes a data set best when an outlier is present.