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Resource Title:Do women live longer than men?
Description:This activity opens with a graph that depicts the life expectancies of men and women born in the United States. Students are asked to estimate the greatest difference between genders in the years between 1920 and 1996. The activity, part of the Figure This! collection of 80 real-world math challenges, introduces trend analysis and explains its utility to market research, radio stations, and manufacturers. The Hint tells students how they should read the graph to determine the life expectancy for a woman born in 1920. Related questions encourage students to think about how the shape of the curve might be affected by changing the scale, as well as variables that affect trends in life expectancy. Answers to all questions and additional resource suggestions are provided. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

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Author National Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics (NCTM)
Contributor(s) National Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics (NCTM)
Date Published 2002
Grade Level Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Middle School
Intended Audience Learner
Language En
Publisher / Resource Provider National Council Of Teachers Of Mathematics (NCTM)
Resource Format Image/gif
Text/html
Subject Keyword(s) Data Analysis
Data Presentation
Mathematics
Statistics
Content contained within the resource:
Figure This Math Challenges for Families - Challenge! Home · Getting Started · Answer · Try These · Think About This · Did You Know? · Resources Try Another Challenge · Challenge Index · Math Index · Printing the Challenges · En Español Family Corner · Teacher Corner · About Figure This!  · Purchase the CD ©2004 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Web site and CD-ROM design/production © 1999-2004 KnowNet Construction, Inc .