Statistical investigations resources

Students interpret a tally chart of the number of hours of people read in a week

Students explain why one set of data is discrete and another is continuous.

Students record the number of different shapes on a tally chart and total each.

Students construct a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph of softball throwing distances from two sets of data.

Using data given in a table, students are required to construct a double line graph on the axes provided.

For this practical task students collect time-series data on the change in water temperature in a container at regular time intervals. Students are also required to display their results on an appropriate graph.

Students estimate and tally the number of each activity their partner completes in 30 seconds. They then identify the best estimate.

Students design a qualitative scale for measuring how hard their school work is, then use it to record their opinions throughout the day.

Students complete a frequency table on some provided data and carry out calculations related to averages.

Students answer questions and calculate a percentage related to a bar graph of the ways students travel to school.

Students to interpret a bar graph and answer questions about its data.

Students interpret information presented in a data table and answer questions, and calculate an average.

Students answer questions about a stem-and-leaf graph which shows the ages of people gathered in a house one Christmas.

This task requires students to read and interpret a pictograph which shows the number of planes landing each day at an airport. This pictograph has a key.

This task requires students to interpret and answer questions from a time-series line graph.

Students answer questions about a line graph showing scores in a cricket game. An understanding of slope is needed.

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

Students are asked to study a stem-and-leaf graph on armspan of students and answer questions interpreting the data.

Students explain the terms discrete and continuous data.

Students study a box-and-whisker graph of examination results for Maths and Science, and answer questions on comparison, median, range and proportion.

Students interpret a histogram showing the number of vehicles travelling at different speeds past a speed camera. Students need to calculate a percentage and the median to complete this task.

Students study a bar graph of golf balls found by two children and answer questions interpreting and comparing the data.

Students answer questions and make statements based on information presented in a frequency table.

This task requires students to answer questions about a tally chart of the number of planes taking off from an airport.

Students study a dot plot of the months students' were born and answer questions interpreting the data.