H-o-F Batting Averages
Part of Curriculum Unit:Who Is Good Enough for the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Abstract help
This lesson follows the first batting average lesson. It requires all the batting averages for a team being already computed, or a list of chosen players.
National Standards help
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Mathematics instructional programs should include attention to data analysis, statistics, and
probability so that all students
Pose questions and collect, organize, and represent data to answer those questions
Interpret data using methods of exploratory data analysis
Develop and evaluate inferences, predictions, and arguments that are based on data
Mathematics instructional programs should include attention to data analysis, statistics, and
probability so that all students
Pose questions and collect, organize, and represent data to answer those questions
Interpret data using methods of exploratory data analysis
Develop and evaluate inferences, predictions, and arguments that are based on data
Student Activity help
Take your list of batting averages and rank them in order. Create a
stem-and-leaf plot for your list. Once the plot is completed find
the mean, median, and mode of each league's batting average.
1. Team ___________ 2. Team ____________
Mean __________ Mean ____________
Median ________ Median __________
Mode __________ Mode ____________
Range _________ Range ___________
3. Which team has the best batting averages?
4. Which data best represents the average? Which data is
not representative (if at all)?
stem-and-leaf plot for your list. Once the plot is completed find
the mean, median, and mode of each league's batting average.
1. Team ___________ 2. Team ____________
Mean __________ Mean ____________
Median ________ Median __________
Mode __________ Mode ____________
Range _________ Range ___________
3. Which team has the best batting averages?
4. Which data best represents the average? Which data is
not representative (if at all)?
Technology Requirements/Integration help
Internet