Interpreting a Histogram About a Popcorn Party

Interpreting a Histogram About a Popcorn Party

Let popcorn kernels pop and observe how the data is presented in a table and histogram. Interpret the distribution of the popped kernels.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

自由形式の質問1

Why do the bars for the “Number of Popped Kernels” start to go down?

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自由形式の質問2

What does the “Number of Popped Kernels” represent?

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自由形式の質問3

What do the heights of the bars tell you about the popcorn popping in the microwave?

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自由形式の質問4

If some of the popcorn starts to burn at the end, at what time would you stop the microwave?

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自由形式の質問5

If there were more kernels, how do you predict the histogram would change?

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