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Choose appropriate measures of center and variation

Free printable Grade 6 math worksheet for "Choose appropriate measures of center and variation" — practice statistics. No-prep, print or assign online.

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This worksheet provides middle school students with challenging exercises to practice selecting appropriate measures of center and variation in statistical data. Teachers can use it to reinforce understanding of how different data types and distributions influence the choice of mean, median, mode, range, and other variation metrics. It supports skill development in data analysis and interpretation within the Grade 6 statistics curriculum.

Math
Data, Statistics & Probability
Middle School
Worksheets
Ages 11–14
hard

Learning objectives

  • Identify the most suitable measures of center (mean, median, mode) for given data sets.
  • Select appropriate measures of variation (range, interquartile range, standard deviation) based on data characteristics.
  • Analyze data distributions to justify the choice of center and variation measures.

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  3. Hand it out as classwork, homework, or a quick warm-up.

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