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Percent and Probability  - http://www.mathleague.com/help/percent/percent.htm  Learn what a percent is and how to figure probability.  What are Statistics, Probability Theory, and Operations Research?  - http://stat.fsu.edu/undergrad/statinf2.html  Some definitions with a few examples, from the Dept. of Statistics at the Florida State University.  Create a Graph  - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/  Learn how to create area, bar, pie and line graphs from the National Center for Education Statistics. This interactive charting tool allows completed graphs to be downloaded and/or printed.  Using Data and Statistics  - http://www.mathleague.com/help/data/data.htm  Learn about charts and graphs created from everyday examples. Also, learn to how to compute different types of average values, such as the mean or median.  The Birthday Problem: A Short Lesson in Probability  - http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/reese/birthday/  Find out how likely it is that two people in a class have the same birthday. With an explanation of the math behind this problem and a simulation.  Fact Finder Kids' Corner  - http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/kids/kids.html  The U.S. Census Bureau provides this site as part of their American FactFinder effort. The site provides facts about all of the states, in an age-appropriate format. There is a quiz, and an explanation of the Census.  NASS Kids  - http://www.usda.gov/nass/nasskids/index.html  The National Agricultural Statistics Service provides this site with some basic explanations of statistical terms, as well as some games and puzzles.  Statistics  - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562521/Statistics.html  Article from Encarta Encyclopedia defines this branch of mathematics, offers a short history, and provides an overview of the study today.