Interpretation of data in a bar graph by students in grades 6 and 8

Book: 
American Educational Research Association
Authors: 
Bright, G. W., & Friel, S. N.
Type: 
Proceedings
Category: 
Research
Year: 
1998
Place: 
San Diego, CA
Abstract: 

This study was designed to determine how middle grades students interpret data presented in a bar graph. Of particular interest was the nature of the explanations that students gave to support their answers to various questions. The data reported here are part of a larger study of students' understandings of graphs.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education