What do children understand about average?

Authors: 
Russell, S. J. & Mokros, J.
Type: 
Journal Article
Category: 
Research
Volume: 
2(6)
Pages: 
360-364
Year: 
1996
Publisher: 
Teaching Children Mathematics
Abstract: 

Investigates students' understanding of the idea of average. Relationship between data and the average of the data; Confusion of the term with mode and median.

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