Measures of Dispersion


Introductions

Introduce yourselves!

Icebreaker: What game combined play and story the best?


Groupwork

For each question:

  1. Think about an answer yourself
  2. Discuss your answer with your partner(s)
  3. Both write down your combined answers

Measures of Dispersion

Consider the below sets of numbers.

Group A:  2  4  6  8  10

Group B:  2  9  9  10 10

What are all the different ways of representing the dispersion of the groups of numbers using just one number?

What are the pros and cons of each?


Hand-in

Have ONE person from each group submit the group's answers:

https://wpi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6QHjNT5z3kqI7t4

Make sure to include the names of all group members.

Happy dispersing!

-- Mark