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What is Data
Analysis?
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This is Sandy Cheeks, our favorite
Bikini Bottom scientist. She is going
to help us learn how to analyze
data! First we need to collect data...
Sandy recorded
the number of
saltwater and
freshwater drops a
penny could hold
in this table.
Data
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Salt Water Fresh water
20 30
10 40
20 30
Let’s use some
calculations to learn
more about our data!
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Terms we need to know!
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Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Mean
The mean is an average
of all the numbers in
the data set. How do we
find the mean?
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How do we find the mean?
Let’s start with the first set of numbers
Add the numbers together:
20 + 10 + 20 = 50
Divide the sum by the number of
numbers:
Salt
Water
Fresh
water
20 30
10 40
20 3050 3 = 16
How do we find the mean?
Can you do the second set?
Add the numbers together:
30 + 40 + 30 = 100
Divide the sum by the number of
numbers: 100 3 = about 33
Salt
Water
Fresh
water
20 30
10 40
20 30
Median
The median in the
middle number in our
data set. How do we
find the median?
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How do we find the median?
Order the FIRST set of numbers from
least to greatest
Cross off from each side until you are
left with one value in the middle!
Salt
Water
Fresh
water
20 30
10 40
20 30
10 20 20
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How do we find the median?
Order the SECOND set of numbers from
least to greatest
Cross off from each side until you are
left with one value in the middle!
30 30 40
Salt
Water
Fresh
water
20 30
10 40
20 30
Mode
The mode is the
number we see the
most of. How do we find
the mode?
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How do we find the mode?
Let’s look at the first set of numbers!
we have 10, 20, 20
Which number do you see the MOST of?
Salt
Water
Fresh
water
20 30
10 40
20 30
20….. Soooo
Mode: 20
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How do we find the mode?
Let’s look at the second set of numbers!
we have 30, 40, 30
Which number do you see the MOST of?
Salt
Water
Fresh
water
20 30
10 40
20 30
30.. Soooo
Mode: 30
Range
The range is the
maximum minus the
minimum. What is the
range of our data?
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Graphing
Now it’s time to graph
the points!
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Graphing
Bar graphs are used to make
comparisons.
You should plot the mean when
comparing two groups.
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Mean
The mean is an average
of all the numbers in
the data set. How do we
find the mean?
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Bromothymol Blue and Co2!
1. Measure time it takes for the BB to
change color
2. Do fifteen jumping jacks
3. Measure time it takes for the BB to
change color
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Congrats! You learned
how to analyze your
data!
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