Distribution resources

Students interpret a dot plot showing the number of books read by a class of students.

Students interpret a back-to-back bar graph about apples picked by comparing and identifying patterns.

Students compare the overall distribution of two dot plots and describe their reasons.

Students identify a correct statement about the comparing the overall distribution of two dot plots.

Students interpret a bar chart that shows the stopping distance of cars and are asked which car is safe and why.

Students decide which statement about a dot plot is incorrect and explain their reasoning.

Students describe the shape of two distinctive dot plots showing different data.

Students compare the overall distribution of two graphs and describe their reasons.

Students interpret back-to-back stem-and-leaf graphs. Knowledge of the median is required.

Students identify a correct statement about the overall distribution of a graph and explain their reasoning.

Students show their understanding of a table of time data by answering questions about features of the distribution.

This task requires students to interpret and answer questions about a tally chart showing the number of trucks passing a given point.

Students calculate an average and a percentage from raw data and comment on these findings.

Students answer questions and calculate percentages from a frequency table of tree heights.

Students study a box-and-whisker graph of Social Studies marks for 4 classes. They answer questions interpreting the data, and comparing, range and best performance.

Students compare the overall distribution of two graphs and describe their reasons.

Students show their understanding of a dot plot by responding to questions about the birth months of a class.

Students interpret a scatterplot and identify statements about both details and overall information.

Students construct a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph for heights of trees. They then answer a question on range and make a statement comparing the heights of akeake and kōhūhū.

Students interpret a back stem-and-leaf graph to answer questions about a measurement investigation.

Students throw three coins, and answer questions on frequency, probability, and compare theoretical with observed outcomes.

Students predict how a cube will travel when flicked in different positions, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice.

Students state what things will affect how far a cube will travel when flicked in the middle with a ball-point pen, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice.

Students conduct a statistical investigation into the sentence length of different types of books by making and comparing dot plots.

Students predict the outcome of throwing five dice and confirm their predictions by conducting an experiment and calculating probabilities. After discussing how to get better estimates, they pool their results with others to get a more accurate estimate of how good their predictions were.