Arizona K–6 mathematics standards
Arizona writes its own mathematics standards. They are published as Arizona Mathematics Standards, adopted 2016 and are not a version of a national framework. 175 of 179 are matched to a national standard.
- Framework
- Arizona Mathematics Standards
- Adopted
- 2016
- Source last checked
- July 22, 2026
179 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade
- K.CC.A.1K
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- K.CC.A.3K
- K.CC.B.4K
a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object (one to one correspondence). b. Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted (cardinality).
- K.CC.B.5K
c. Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger (hierarchical inclusion). Count to answer questions about “How many?” when 20 or fewer objects are arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1 to 20, count out that many objects.
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- K.NBT.A.1K
Number and Operations in Base Ten (NBT) Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and additional ones by using objects, drawings and/or equations. Understand that these numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones (e.g., 18 = 10 + 8).
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- 1.G.A.11
- 1.G.A.21
- 1.G.A.31
- 1.MD.A.11
- 1.MD.A.21
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- 1.NBT.A.11
- 1.NBT.B.21
- 1.NBT.B.31
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- 1.NBT.C.61
- 1.OA.A.11
- 1.OA.A.21
- 1.OA.B.31
- 1.OA.B.41
- 1.OA.C.51
- 1.OA.C.61
- 1.OA.D.71
- 1.OA.D.81
- 2.G.A.12
Identify and describe specified attributes of two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, according to the number and shape of faces, number of angles, and the number of sides and/or vertices. Draw two-dimensional shapes based on the specified attributes (e.g., triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons).
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- 2.G.A.32
Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, fourths, half of, third of, fourth of, and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, or four fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape.
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- 2.NBT.A.12
Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent groups of hundreds, tens, and ones (e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones and also equals 70 tens and 6 ones). Understand the following as special cases: a. 100 can be thought of as a group of ten tens—called a “hundred.” b. The numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
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- 2.NBT.A.32
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- 2.NBT.B.62
- 2.NBT.B.72
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- 2.OA.A.12
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- 2.OA.C.32
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- 3.G.A.13
Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others)may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.
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- 3.MD.A.13
Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. a. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes (e.g., representing the problem on a number line diagram). b. Solve word problems involving money through $20.00, using symbols $, ".", ₵.
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Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using metric units. (Excludes compound units such as cm3 and finding the geometric volume of a container.) Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units. Excludes multiplicative comparison problems (problems involving notions of “times as much”). See Table 2.
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Understand area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement. a. A square with side length 1 unit, called “a unit square,” is said to have “one square unit” of area, and can be used to measure area. b. A plane figure which can be covered without gaps or overlaps by n unit squares is said to have an area of n square units.
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Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition. a. Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths. b. Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole-number side lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems, and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas in mathematical reasoning. c. Use tiling to show that the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths a and b + c is the sum of a × b and a × d. Use area models to represent the distributive property in mathematical reasoning. d. Understand that rectilinear figures can be decomposed into non-overlapping rectangles and that the sum of the areas of these rectangles is identical to the area of the original rectilinear figure. Apply this technique to solve problems in real-world contexts.
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Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of plane figures and areas of rectangles, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length. Represent rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.
- 3.NBT.A.13
- 3.NBT.A.23
- 3.NBT.A.33
- 3.NF.A.13
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Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram. a. Represent a fraction 1/b on a number line diagram by defining the interval from 0 to 1 as the whole and partitioning it into equal parts. Understand that each part has size 1/b and that the end point of the part based at 0 locates the number 1/b on the number line. b. Represent a fraction a/b on a number line diagram by marking off a lengths 1/b from 0. Understand that the resulting interval has size a/b and that its endpoint locates the number a/b on the number line including values greater than 1. c. Understand a fraction 1/b as a special type of fraction that can be referred to as a unit fraction (e.g. 1/2, 1/4).
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Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size. a. Understand two fractions as equivalent if they have the same relative size compared to 1 whole. b. Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions. Explain why the fractions are equivalent. c. Express whole numbers as fractions, and recognize fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers. d. Compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size. Understand that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify conclusions.
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Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units which could include km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit and in a smaller unit in terms of a larger unit. For example, know that 1 ft is 12 times as long as 1 in. Express the length of a 4 ft snake as 48 in. Generate a conversion table for feet and inches listing the number pairs (1,12), 2,24), (3,36).
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Use the four operations to solve word problems and problems in real-world context involving distances, intervals of time (hr, min, sec), liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including decimals and problems involving fractions with like denominators, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using a variety of representations, including number lines that feature a measurement scale.
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Recognize angles as geometric shapes that are formed wherever two rays share a common endpoint, and understand concepts of angle measurement: a. An angle is measured with reference to a circle with its center at the common endpoint of the rays, by considering the fraction of the circular arc between the points where the two rays intersect the circle. An angle that turns through 1/360 of a circle is called a “one-degree angle,” and can be used to measure angles. b. An angle that turns through n one-degree angles is said to have an angle measure of n degrees.
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Understand angle measures as additive. (When an angle is decomposed into non-overlapping parts, the angle measure of the whole is the sum of the angle measures of the parts.) Solve addition and subtraction problems to find unknown angles on a diagram within mathematical problems as well as problems in real-world contexts. Geometry (G) Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.
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- 4.NF.A.14
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Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators (e.g., by creating common denominators or numerators and by comparing to a benchmark fraction). a. Understand that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same size whole. b. Record the results of comparisons with symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions. Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understanding of operations on whole numbers.
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Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of unit fractions (1/b). a. Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole. b. Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more than one way (e.g., 3/8 = 1/8 + 1/8+1/8; 3/8 = 2/8 + 1/8; 2 1/8 = 1 + 1 + 1/8 + or 2 1/8 = 8/8 + 8/8 + 1/8). c. Add and subtract mixed numbers with like denominators (e.g., by using properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction and/or by replacing each mixed number with an equivalent fraction). d. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole and having like denominators.
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- 4.NF.C.54
Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100, and use this technique to add two fractions with respective denominators 10 (tenths) and 100 (hundredths). For example, express 3/10 as 30/100, and and 3/10 + 4/100 = 34/100. (Note: Students who can generate equivalent fractions can develop strategies for adding fractions with unlike denominators in general. But addition and subtraction with unlike denominators, in general, is not a requirement at this grade.)
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- 4.OA.A.14
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Solve multistep word problems using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Understand how the remainder is a fraction of the divisor. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.
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- 4.OA.C.54
Generate a number pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself and explain the pattern informally (e.g., given the rule “add 3” and the starting number 1, generate terms in the resulting sequence and observe that the terms appear to alternate between odd and even numbers).
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- 5.G.A.15
Understand and describe a coordinate system as perpendicular number lines, called axes, that intersect at the origin (0 , 0). Identify a given point in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane using an ordered pair of numbers, called coordinates. Understand that the first number (x) indicates the distance traveled on the horizontal axis, and the second number (y) indicates the distance traveled on the vertical axis.
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- 5.G.B.35
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- 5.MD.A.15
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Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/8, 1/2, 3/4). Use operations on fractions for this grade to solve problems involving information presented in line plots. For example, given different measurements of liquid in identical beakers, find the amount of liquid each beaker would contain if the total amount in all the beakers were redistributed equally.
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Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement. a. A cube with side length 1 unit, called a “unit cube,” is said to have “one cubic unit” of volume, and can be used to measure volume. b. A solid figure which can be packed without gaps or overlaps using n unit cubes is said to have a volume of n cubic units.
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Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world contexts involving volume. a. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths, equivalently by multiplying the height by the area of the base. Represent threefold whole-number products as volumes (e.g., to represent the associative property of multiplication). b. Understand and use the formulas V = l x w x h and V = B x h, where in this case B is the area of the base (B = l x w), for rectangular prisms to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths to solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world contexts. c. Understand volume as additive. Find volumes of solid figures composed of two non-overlapping right rectangular prisms, applying this technique to solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world contexts.
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Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators by using a variety of representations, equations, and visual models to represent the problem. Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answers (e.g. recognize an incorrect result 2/5 + 1/2 = 3/7, by observing that 3/7 < 1/2).
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Interpret a fraction as the number that results from dividing the whole number numerator by the whole number denominator (a/b = a ÷ b). Solve word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions or mixed numbers. For example, interpret 3/4 as the result of dividing 3 by 4, noting that 3/4 multiplied by 4 equals 3, and that when 3 wholes are shared equally among 4 people, each person has a share of size 3/4. If 9 people want to share a 50-pound sack of rice equally by weight, how many pounds of rice should each person get? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?
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Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a whole number and a fraction by fraction. a. Interpret the product (a/b) x q as a parts of a partition of q into b equal parts. For example, use a visual fraction model to show (2/3) x 4 = 8/3, and create a story context for this equation. b. Interpret the product of a fraction multiplied by a fraction (a/b) x (c/d). Use a visual fraction model and create a story context for this equation. For example, use a visual fraction model to show (2/3) x (4/5) = 8/15, and create a story context for this equation. In general, (a/b) x (c/d) = ac/bd. c. Find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths by tiling it with unit squares of the appropriate unit fraction.side lengths, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths. Multiply fractional side lengths to find areas of rectangles, and represent fraction products as rectangular areas.
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Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing), by: a. Comparing the size of a product to the size of one factor on the basis of the size of the other factor, without performing the indicated multiplication. b. Explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction greater than 1 results in a product greater than the given number; explaining why multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 results in a product smaller than the given number; and relating the principle of fraction equivalence 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 to the effect of multiplying 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 by 1. 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏
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Apply and extend previous understandings of division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions. a. Interpret division of a unit fraction by a non-zero whole number, and compute such quotients. Use the relationship between multiplication and division to justify conclusions. b. Interpret division of a whole number by a unit fraction, and compute such quotients. For example, create a story context for 4 ÷ (1/5), and use a visual fraction model to show the quotient. Use the relationship between multiplication and division to justify conclusions (e.g., 4 ÷ (1/5) = 20 because 20 x (1/5) = 4). c. Solve problems in real-world context involving division of unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers and division of whole numbers by unit fractions, using a variety of representations.
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Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them (e.g., express the calculation "add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2" as 2 x (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 x (18,932 + 921) is three times as large as 18,932 + 921, without having to calculate the indicated sum or product).
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Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules (e.g., generate terms in the resulting sequences). Identify and explain the apparent relationships between corresponding terms. Form ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two patterns, and graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane (e.g., given the rule "add 3" and the starting number 0, and given the rule "add 6" and the starting number 0, generate terms in the resulting sequences, and observe that the terms in one sequence are twice the corresponding terms in the other sequence).
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Write, read, and evaluate algebraic expressions. a. Write expressions that record operations with numbers and variables. b. Identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms (sum, term, product, factor, quotient, and coefficient); view one or more parts of an expression as a single entity. c. Evaluate expressions given specific values of their variables. Include expressions that arise from formulas used to solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world context. Perform arithmetic operations, including those involving whole-number exponents, in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations).
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Use variables to represent two quantities that change in relationship to one another to solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world context. Write an equation to express one quantity (the dependent variable) in terms of the other quantity (the independent variable). Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation. Geometry (G)
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Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with fractional edge lengths by packing it with unit cubes of the appropriate unit fraction edge lengths, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths of the prism. Understand and use the formula V = B · h, where in this case, B is the area of the base (B = l x w) to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in mathematical problems and problems in real-world context.
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Interpret and compute quotients of fractions to solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world context involving division of fractions by fractions using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem. For example, create a story context for 2/3 ÷ 3/4 and use a visual fraction model to show the quotient; use the relationship between multiplication and division to explain that 2/3 ÷ 3/4 = 8/9 because 3/4 of 8/9 is 2/3. In general, a/b ÷ c/d = ad/bc.
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Use previous understanding of factors to find the greatest common factor and the least common multiple. a. Find the greatest common factor of two whole numbers less than or equal to 100. b. Find the least common multiple of two whole numbers less than or equal to 12. c. Use the distributive property to express a sum of two whole numbers 1 to 100 with a common factor as a multiple of a sum of two whole numbers with no common factor. For example, express 36 + 8 as 4(9+2).
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Understand a rational number can be represented as a point on the number line. Extend number line diagrams and coordinate axes familiar from previous grades to represent points on the line and in the plane with negative number coordinates. a. Recognize opposite signs of numbers as indicating locations on opposite sides of 0 on the number line; recognize that the opposite of the opposite of a number is the number itself and that 0 is its own opposite. b. Understand signs of numbers in ordered pairs as indicating locations in quadrants of the coordinate plane; recognize that when two ordered pairs differ only by signs, the locations of the points are related by reflections across one or both axes. c. Find and position integers and other rational numbers on a horizontal or vertical number line diagram; find and position pairs of integers and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane.
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Understand ordering and absolute value of rational numbers. a. Interpret statements of inequality as statements about the relative position of two numbers on a number line. b. Write, interpret, and explain statements of order for rational numbers in real-world context. c. Understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line; interpret absolute value as magnitude for a positive or negative quantity in real-world context. d. Distinguish comparisons of absolute value from statements about order in mathematical problems and problems in real-world context.
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Understand the concept of a ratio as comparing two quantities multiplicatively or joining/composing the two quantities in a way that preserves a multiplicative relationship. Use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities. For example, "There were 2/3 as many men as women at the concert.”
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Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world context (e.g., by reasoning about data collected from measurements, tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams, double number line diagrams, or equations). a. Make tables of equivalent ratios relating quantities with whole-number measurements, find missing values in the tables, and plot the pairs of values on the coordinate plane. Use tables to compare ratios. b. Solve unit rate problems including those involving unit pricing and constant speed. c. Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity). Solve percent problems with the unknown in all positions of the equation. d. Solve percent problems with the unknown in all positions of the equation. e. Use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units; manipulate and transform units appropriately when multiplying or dividing quantities.
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Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for variability in the answers. For example, "How old am I?" is not a statistical question, but "How old are the students in my school?" is a statistical question because one anticipates variability in students' ages.
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Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context by: a. Reporting the number of observations. b. Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation including how it was measured and its units of measurement. c. Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered. d. Relating the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of the data distribution and the context in which the data were gathered.