Statistical investigations resources

Students write a report on a table of data and make recommendations from their report.

Students interpret a box-and-whisker graph of maximum daily temperatures over time.

This task requires students to answer questions about a stem-and-leaf graph of the lengths of seventeen frogs.

Students study a table of test results percentages for a range of subjects. Students answer questions involving mean, median, mode and range.

Students read a short piece of text and construct a tally chart for the number of letters in each word. With these results they draw and label a pie graph.

Students interpret a back-to-back bar graph comparing and identifying a pattern in the data.

Students construct a tally chart of project marks by grouping the marks, tallying and then totalling each group of marks..

Students are asked to construct and label a line graph of words typed per minute by two students for each day of the week. Data is provided in a frequency table.

Students complete a stem-and-leaf graph for teachers' ages from data in a list.

Students choose the best type of graph for a selection of sets of data.

Students construct and label a strip graph from a table of data about favourite lunchtime foods.

Students complete a dot plot from a table of data about waiting time in a shop.

Students identify the appropriate type of graph for a statistical investigation about dice throws. They also justify the use of a histogram for an investigation about heights of people, indicating their understanding of discrete and continuous data.

Students decide on the best sample of students for a given survey and answer a multiple choice question. They also answer a question on sample size for best accuracy.

Students construct a bar graph from the information about what sports Room 8 children would like to play next term.

Students interpret data presented in raw form to answer questions, calculate a percentage, and calculate a variety of data measures.

Students construct and label a histogram of tulip heights from data in a table. They also answer questions about range, mode, median and mean.

This task requires students to interpret a stem-and-leaf graph made by a class showing estimates of jelly beans in a jar.

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 construct a composite dot plot of shots at a basketball hoop by two classes. They identify the mode and range, and make statements about the results.

Students show their interpretation of a box-and-whisker graph by answering questions about the data.

Students firstly find the mean and median length of pencils. Secondly students find the median, and lower and upper quartile for the number of cars that passed through the school gate.

Students study a box-and-whisker graph and answer questions on median, quartile and outliers.

Students construct a box-and-whisker graph from data in a table about the results of two classes' geography tests.

Students study a box-and-whisker graph of community fundraising, and answer questions interpreting the data.