AIDE Pre-Algebra Assignment Guide and Key Points
Chapter 12 "Data, Statistics, and Probability"
Lesson 1 "Bar Graphs"
Turn to Pages 343 Look at the picture on the facing page and predict how it relates to Pre-algebra.
On Page 343 Read the short introduction to Chapter 12
On Page 343 Read the goals you will achieve this chapter.
Scan Pages 344; focus on the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Pages 344 for square boxes in the margins outlined in green. Read the info there.
Read Through Page 344 and work through the examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 5 problems from Exercise A, 1 from B and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
(Compare your answers with these. If you missed any do three more from that section until you get them right.)
Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Bar Graphs" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.
Lesson 1 Key Points
Vocabulary Terms
Statistics - numerical facts about people, places, or things.
Data - information given in numbers.
Bar Graph - a way of comparing information using rectangular bars.
Interval - set of all numbers between two stated numbers.
Section Review Answers
Did you learn these Objectives?
Can you organize and interpret data in a bar graph?
Lesson 2 "Circle Graphs"
Scan Page 346; focus on the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Page 346 read the box outlined in green.
Read Through Pages 346-347 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 4 problems from Exercise A, 1from B and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Circle Graphs" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 2 Key Points
Circle graph - a way to present information using the pars of a circle.
Are you able to organize and interpret data in a circle graph?
Lesson 3 "Frequency Tables"
Scan Page 348; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read the box outlined in green on Page 348.
Read Through Pages 348-349. (take notes of important ideas)
Select 2 problems from Exercise A, 1 from B and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Frequency Tables" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 3 Key Points
Frequency - the number of times an event, value, or characteristic occurs.
Frequency table - a chart showing the number of times something happened.
Tally - a mark of each count.
Did you learn this Objective?
Are you able to organize and interpret data in a frequency table?
Lesson 4 "Mean"
Scan Page 350; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Page 350 for square boxes in the margins outlined in green. Read the info there.
Read Through Pages 350-351 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 2 problems from Exercise A, 3 from B, 1 from C and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Mean" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 4 Key Points
mean - the sum of the values in a set of data divided by the number of pieces of data in the set.
Can you compute the mean of a set of data?
Lesson 5 "Median"
Scan Page 352; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 352-353 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Median" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 5 Key Points
Median - the middle value in an ordered set of data.
Can you compute the median of a set of data?
Lesson 6 "Mode"
Scan Page 354; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 354-355 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 2 problems from Exercise A, 3 from B and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 6 "Mode" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 6 Key Points
Mode - the value or values that occur most often in a set of data.
Measures of central tendency - the mean, median, and mode of set of data.
Did you learn this Objectives?
Are you able to compute the mode of a set of data?
Lesson 7 "Range"
Scan Page 356; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Page 356 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 5 problems from Exercise A and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 7 "Range" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 7 Key Points
Range - The difference between the greatest and least values in a set of data.
Are you able to compute the range of a set of data?
Lesson 8 "Box-and-Whiskers Plots"
Scan Page 358; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 358-359 and work through the example (take notes of important ideas)
Select 4 problems from Exercise A, 1 from B and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 8 "Box-and-Whiskers Plots" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 8 Key Points
Box-and-Whiskers plot - a way to show the spread of data in a set of numbers.
lower extreme - the least value of a set of data.
upper extreme - the greatest value of a set of data.
Lower quartile - the median of scores below the median.
Upper quartile - the median of scores above the median.
Are you able to interpret and construct box-and-whiskers plots?
Lesson 9 "The Probability Fraction"
Scan Page 360; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 360-361and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 9 "The Probability Fraction" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 9 Key Points
Probability - the chance or likelihood of an event occurring.
Outcome - a result of a probability experiment.
Can you use the probability fraction to determine the probability of an event?
Lesson 10 "The Fundamental Principle of Counting"
Scan Page 362; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 362-363 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Take the quiz on Lesson 10 "The Fundamental Principle of Counting" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 10 Key Points
Fundamental principle of counting - a general rule that states if one task can be completed a different ways, and a second task can be completed b different was, the first task followed by the second task can be completed a*b or ab different ways.
Are you able to apply the fundamental principle of counting to determine the total number of arrangements or possibilities?
Application of Pre-Algebra from Chapter 12
Look at the picture on the bottom of page 364 and guess how it relates to pre-algebra.
Read from the top of page 364 and work through the example
Complete 2 problems from the exercises at the bottom. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
(Compare your answers with these. If you missed any do three more from that section until you get them all right.)
Take the quiz on Applying Chapter 12, "Making a Budget" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Application 1 Key Points
Are you able to interpret budget data displayed by a circle graph?
Preparing for Chapter 12 Test
Turn to Pages 365-367 and work through all even numbered problems, (2,4,6,8,...).
Check your answers with these. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
If you missed more than 4 problems work through all the odd numbered problems on pages 365-367.
Check your answers with those in the Chapter Review answers.
If you missed more than 4 problems this time contact your instructor for extra help: jmarley@yksd.com.
Take the Chapter 12 Test "Data, Statistics, and Probability"
Review the answers then print the results for your records.
Congratulations, if you completed all the items above, you finished AIDE Pre-algebra!!