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Strand: STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY (7.SP)

Use random sampling to draw inferences about a population (Standards 7.SP.1-2). Draw informal comparative inferences about two populations (Standards 7.SP.3-4). Investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models (Standards 7.SP.5-8).

Standard 7.SP.3

Informally assess the degree of visual overlap of two numerical data distributions with similar variabilities, measuring the difference between the centers by expressing it as a multiple of a measure of variability. For example, the mean height of players on the basketball team is 10 cm greater than the mean height of players on the soccer team, approximately twice the variability (mean absolute deviation) on either team; on a dot plot, the separation between the two distributions of heights is noticeable.

  • Chapter 7 - Mathematical Foundation (UMSMP)
    This is Chapter 7 of the Utah Middle School Math: Grade 7 textbook. It provides a Mathematical Foundation for Expressions and Equations II - Real-world equations, Inequalities.
  • Chapter 7 - Student Workbook (UMSMP)
    This is Chapter 7 of the Utah Middle School Math: Grade 7 student workbook. It focuses on Probability and Statistics.
  • Grade 7 Math Module 5: Statistics and Probability (EngageNY)
    In this module, students begin their study of probability, learning how to interpret probabilities and how to compute probabilities in simple settings. They also learn how to estimate probabilities empirically. Probability provides a foundation for the inferential reasoning developed in the second half of this module. Additionally, students build on their knowledge of data distributions that they studied in Grade 6, compare data distributions of two or more populations, and are introduced to the idea of drawing informal inferences based on data from random samples.
  • Grade 7 Unit 5: Inferences (Georgia Standards)
    The units in this instructional framework emphasize key standards that assist students in developing a deeper understanding of numbers. They have learned to recognize and express different representations of rational numbers. Now they will learn how to apply the statistical aspect of mathematics to the measures of center, variability and population. The Big Ideas that are expressed in this unit are integrated with such routine topics as estimation, mental and basic computation. All of these concepts need to be reviewed throughout the year.
  • Student Task: Temperatures
    In this task, students will use graphs and box diagrams to compare temperatures in California and Washington
  • The Hunger Games
    By analyzing the lottery system used in the novel Hunger Games students will learn about probability. Students then create their own lottery system based on criteria from the novel in the accompanying classroom activity. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Variation About the Mean: The Boston Harbor Project
    The use and statistical analysis of data in the efforts to improve the water quality in Boston Harbor is the subject of this video. Students then apply an understanding of mean absolute deviation to examine data. They also use data about bacteria found in a river in an analysis of what that data set tells. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.


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