Student absences

Student absences

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This task is about looking closely at a graph.
At Redhills College they counted the number of students who were absent each day. Here are the results for the first ten days of the term. 

Day number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Number of students absent 5 0 5 15 25 20 35 35 40 45
 These results were plotted on the graph below:

Question 2Change answer

List three things that are missing or incorrect about this graph.
1.  
2.  
3.  
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pen and paper or online (with NO auto marking).
Levels:
4, 5
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical literacy
Keywords: 
line graphs, graph construction
Description of task: 
Students compare a data table and a line graph and identify features that are missing or incorrect in the graph.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to identify incorrect or missing features of a graph.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Interpreting statistical and chance situations, sets 4-5
Interpreting statistical and chance situations, set 5
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
 

 

Y10 (06/2000)

a)

b)

c)

There is no label on the x-axis.

There are no numbers on the y-axis.

There is no data plotted for day 2.

3 correct - difficult 

2 correct - very easy

1 correct - very easy
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Correct responses

a)

b)

c)

There is no label on the x-axis - 95%.

There are no numbers on the y-axis - 95%.

There is no data plotted for day 2 - 40%.