Grade 6 statistics: mean, median, mode, range, MAD, quartiles, outliers — 10 worksheets

In the pack

• Identify statistical questions.
• Mean, median, mode and range: calculate them, read them from charts and graphs, find a missing number, see how they change.
• Spread: mean absolute deviation, quartiles and interquartile range.
• Outliers: identify one and describe the effect of removing it.
• Samples: representative, random and biased.
• Answer key: every worksheet corrected.

Learning goals (Common Core 6.SP.A · 6.SP.B.5 · KS3 Statistics)

• Recognise a statistical question.
• Calculate and interpret measures of centre and spread.
• Explain the effect of an outlier.
• Judge whether a sample is representative.

In class or at home: follows the data and graphs pack; real class data works best.