Table 1 Responses: were all of the values the same?
From: Exploring variation in measurement as a foundation for statistical thinking in the elementary school
Description | Example | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Measuring tools/how tools used | No because some people used different measuring tools. | 41 |
Tool not used accurately | No because the measuring tape can bend, same with string so the measurement could be wrong. | 29 |
Different units of measurement | Some people used cm and some used m and cm. | 8 |
Movement of person measured | No. Some are different because A might move his arms from recording to recording. | 6 |
Nebulous differences | No, values came from different people. | 15 |
Uninterpretable | Â | 1 |