TOPIC 7

Displaying and Describing Distributions

How much do Olympic rowers typically weigh, and how much variability do these weights reveal? Why does one member of the rowing team weigh so much less than all of his teammates? Do famous poets tend to produce their greatest works at younger or older ages? Did eastern or western states tend to experience more population growth in the 2000s? These are some of the questions you will investigate in this topic that introduces you to analyzing quantitative data.