The first video I'm going to talk about is the video entitled "Basic Math: How to Work Out the Mean in Math". I chose this video because it was quick and to the point. this video specifically taught me that the mean is the average of all the numbers. This video also taught me that even if the number I found as the average appears in the set of numbers it is not the median or the range. This video helps me learn because he speaks clearly and is also writing on a board showing as well as explaining.
The video I am now talking about is "Guranteach Math Tutorial: Median". I chose this video because the man isn't in the video but showing demonstrations on a board. This is easier to learn because I can clearly see everything that is going on and be focused on what's written on the board rather than the man/woman in the video. This video specifically taught me that with smaller numbers it's easier to find the median with a smaller set of numbers, but you need to also know how to do with bigger sets & he explained both ways. This video helps me learn because I'm more attentive in focusing on what is being said rather than what the person in the video is doing.
I chose these two videos because they include the mean, median, mode, and range. These videos specifically teach me that I can make math fun, and I don't always have to make math harder than what it is. These videos help me learn because they aren't just explaining or writing on a board, they made songs and fun animations. It's easier to watch these two videos so I can learn it all at once. These two videos taught me different ways with different sets of numbers (bigger and smaller).
I chose the first video because he used great detail and explained well. I chose the second video because even though it's a little longer than other videos it was explained well and made it funny. The first video specifically taught me that standard deviation isn't as hard as I thought, I just need the right person to explain it. The second video specifically taught me that I can make humor out of math, everything doesn't have to be difficult. The first video helped me learn because he was very detailed in what he was explaining. The second video simply helped me understand standard deviation because he made it funny.
I chose the videos because in both of the videos you hear the people talking but do not see them in the video. This helps me because I can focus more on what's being taught to me instead of what the person in the video is doing. The videos specially taught me that an outlier could be the lowest or highest number that's away from all the other numbers in the set. You can use outliers in box and whisker plots, in a normal set of data, and many other things. The videos specifically taught me that finding an outlier can be easy but could also be difficult depending on what type of data you have.
I chose the videos because both explain in great detail. This specifally helped me because even though some of the things that were said weren't the easiest to understand but they still explained them and pointed out anything in the video that may have left me wondering. The first video helped me learn because even though he was in the video explaining things he was also writing on a board and speaking clearly. The second video helped me learn because he wasn't in the video at all, but he showed me everything on screen and gave visual lesson as well as good explanations. I also learned that there is more than one quartile in one set. There could be a Q2 (quartile 2) which is one of the four sections in the data set.
The two videos above are two examples of data representations. The two videos I chose are one about box plots and one about histograms. In the first video about box plots there was no one in the video, but a clear voice talking. In the video they gave a scenario with data in order to put the numbers into a box plot and explain the way to set it up and get the answers. The video about histograms included a man in the video but he also wrote on a board. He also gave a scenario and explained the numbers and everything you're gonna do as well as writing on the board.
Reflection Questions
1. My data is about teen statistics. I did three different sets of teen statistics. My statistics included the percent of high school grads in 1990, births to single teens in 1991, and the percent of children in poverty in 1991. I believe the data was accurate, but I don't know for sure. I used the calculator so I think all the information is correct.
2. I chose this topic because they were under the topic "teen statistics" and I am a teen. I feel like the topic is one that should be important to all teens. I believe that this should be a topic that all teens should feel that is important so they don't become apart of the statistic and also so they can know they aren't alone if they do. After reading and calculating this information I currently feel that now that I know all the information I am going to try my hardest not to become apart of the statistics.
3. Based on my data I can conclude that the statistics of this data are only going to grow in number as the generations go on. I can also conclude that this is something that needs to be looked at more often and that somebody should take the time to talk to teenagers about it and the consequences of it so that they understand that it's definitely not cool to have children in high school, and that you don't wanna live in poverty all your life.
4. The information that would make my data stronger and more reliable is if the information was updated and matched the data that could be collected now in 2013. It's hard to relate to information given in the 1990's because times have changed and different things have happened. I believe that if the data was given from 2013 it would have made the project more interesting because it would be about the world I live in today.
5. Something I would like to see change regarding the topic I picked is the probability of it happening in the US. I would also like to see the numbers of people in poverty and the births to single teens go down. I think that the numbers don't really change and people don't really think or talk about it because people don't really look into this type of information often.
6. This topic concerns me because it's under "teen statistics" and I am a teen and everyday I'm doing everything I can not to become apart of the group of births to single teens and children in poverty. Now that I know this information I can look into it more and look data up from 2013 so I know if the numbers have changed in a positive or negative way. This effects me because it's happening in the world around me and I'm living with it everyday.
7. I learned that African Americans aren't the only people who go through things like this. I also learned that the numbers in the US aren't as bad as I expected, but could definitely be better. Three positives about this project were that there were deadlines so I couldn't procrastinate, I could make a lot of the decisions myself, and we were given a long window of time to complete it. Three negatives about this project were that not only did we have to do this project we also have a final, we couldn't do it with a partner, and it was a lot of writing/typing. I wouldn't change anything about this project because I think I did fairly well. My favorite part of this project is the reflection part because I am able to give my opinion.
The first video I'm going to talk about is the video entitled "Basic Math: How to Work Out the Mean in Math". I chose this video because it was quick and to the point. this video specifically taught me that the mean is the average of all the numbers. This video also taught me that even if the number I found as the average appears in the set of numbers it is not the median or the range. This video helps me learn because he speaks clearly and is also writing on a board showing as well as explaining.
The video I am now talking about is "Guranteach Math Tutorial: Median". I chose this video because the man isn't in the video but showing demonstrations on a board. This is easier to learn because I can clearly see everything that is going on and be focused on what's written on the board rather than the man/woman in the video. This video specifically taught me that with smaller numbers it's easier to find the median with a smaller set of numbers, but you need to also know how to do with bigger sets & he explained both ways. This video helps me learn because I'm more attentive in focusing on what is being said rather than what the person in the video is doing.
I chose these two videos because they include the mean, median, mode, and range. These videos specifically teach me that I can make math fun, and I don't always have to make math harder than what it is. These videos help me learn because they aren't just explaining or writing on a board, they made songs and fun animations. It's easier to watch these two videos so I can learn it all at once. These two videos taught me different ways with different sets of numbers (bigger and smaller).
I chose the first video because he used great detail and explained well. I chose the second video because even though it's a little longer than other videos it was explained well and made it funny. The first video specifically taught me that standard deviation isn't as hard as I thought, I just need the right person to explain it. The second video specifically taught me that I can make humor out of math, everything doesn't have to be difficult. The first video helped me learn because he was very detailed in what he was explaining. The second video simply helped me understand standard deviation because he made it funny.
I chose the videos because in both of the videos you hear the people talking but do not see them in the video. This helps me because I can focus more on what's being taught to me instead of what the person in the video is doing. The videos specially taught me that an outlier could be the lowest or highest number that's away from all the other numbers in the set. You can use outliers in box and whisker plots, in a normal set of data, and many other things. The videos specifically taught me that finding an outlier can be easy but could also be difficult depending on what type of data you have.
I chose the videos because both explain in great detail. This specifally helped me because even though some of the things that were said weren't the easiest to understand but they still explained them and pointed out anything in the video that may have left me wondering. The first video helped me learn because even though he was in the video explaining things he was also writing on a board and speaking clearly. The second video helped me learn because he wasn't in the video at all, but he showed me everything on screen and gave visual lesson as well as good explanations. I also learned that there is more than one quartile in one set. There could be a Q2 (quartile 2) which is one of the four sections in the data set.
The two videos above are two examples of data representations. The two videos I chose are one about box plots and one about histograms. In the first video about box plots there was no one in the video, but a clear voice talking. In the video they gave a scenario with data in order to put the numbers into a box plot and explain the way to set it up and get the answers. The video about histograms included a man in the video but he also wrote on a board. He also gave a scenario and explained the numbers and everything you're gonna do as well as writing on the board.
Reflection Questions
1. My data is about teen statistics. I did three different sets of teen statistics. My statistics included the percent of high school grads in 1990, births to single teens in 1991, and the percent of children in poverty in 1991. I believe the data was accurate, but I don't know for sure. I used the calculator so I think all the information is correct.
2. I chose this topic because they were under the topic "teen statistics" and I am a teen. I feel like the topic is one that should be important to all teens. I believe that this should be a topic that all teens should feel that is important so they don't become apart of the statistic and also so they can know they aren't alone if they do. After reading and calculating this information I currently feel that now that I know all the information I am going to try my hardest not to become apart of the statistics.
3. Based on my data I can conclude that the statistics of this data are only going to grow in number as the generations go on. I can also conclude that this is something that needs to be looked at more often and that somebody should take the time to talk to teenagers about it and the consequences of it so that they understand that it's definitely not cool to have children in high school, and that you don't wanna live in poverty all your life.
4. The information that would make my data stronger and more reliable is if the information was updated and matched the data that could be collected now in 2013. It's hard to relate to information given in the 1990's because times have changed and different things have happened. I believe that if the data was given from 2013 it would have made the project more interesting because it would be about the world I live in today.
5. Something I would like to see change regarding the topic I picked is the probability of it happening in the US. I would also like to see the numbers of people in poverty and the births to single teens go down. I think that the numbers don't really change and people don't really think or talk about it because people don't really look into this type of information often.
6. This topic concerns me because it's under "teen statistics" and I am a teen and everyday I'm doing everything I can not to become apart of the group of births to single teens and children in poverty. Now that I know this information I can look into it more and look data up from 2013 so I know if the numbers have changed in a positive or negative way. This effects me because it's happening in the world around me and I'm living with it everyday.
7. I learned that African Americans aren't the only people who go through things like this. I also learned that the numbers in the US aren't as bad as I expected, but could definitely be better. Three positives about this project were that there were deadlines so I couldn't procrastinate, I could make a lot of the decisions myself, and we were given a long window of time to complete it. Three negatives about this project were that not only did we have to do this project we also have a final, we couldn't do it with a partner, and it was a lot of writing/typing. I wouldn't change anything about this project because I think I did fairly well. My favorite part of this project is the reflection part because I am able to give my opinion.