Finding out about sports on TV

Finding out about sports on TV

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This task is about planning a statistical investigation.
Charlotte said, "I think Year 5 students at our school like watching cricket more than they like watching netball, rugby, or soccer." She decided to carry out an investigation to find this out.

a)
What question will Charlotte need to ask people at the beginning of the investigation?
 
 
 
b)
Who will Charlotte need to ask?
 
 
 
c) 
 
 Draw a table in the box below that Charlotte could use to record her results.
 
 
Playground survey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Charlotte wants to show the class her results. What type of graph could she use to present her data?
 
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Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
 
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical investigations
Keywords: 
planning investigations, surveys, table construction, tally charts, data collection
Description of task: 
Students pose a question for an investigation about favourite sports. They then construct a table that could record the results.
Curriculum Links: 

This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to design a survey of students and a way to collect data.

Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Statistical investigations, set 4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
  Y7 (03/2001)
a) A response which makes a comparison between cricket and other sports, whether the other sports are specified or not, e.g., What sport, out of cricket, rugby, soccer and netball do you like (watching) the best?
or Do you like watching cricket more than any other sport?
[NOTE: Do NOT accept answers that are not specific enough, e.g., Do you like watching cricket? or What sport do you like watching best?]		 moderate
b) Year 5 students. easy
c)

 

 A table which includes: 

  • A column or row for preferred sport.
  • A column or row for tally marks.
  • A column or row for the total/frequency of each sport.
 easy
moderate
very difficult
d)

 

 Any 1 of the following: 

  • Dot plot
  • Bar Graph
  • Strip Graph
  • Pictograph
  • Pie Graph
 moderate
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely miscalculation
d) Tally Graph Not aware this graph is for recording, not presenting, purposes.