Media forecasts

Media forecasts

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This task is about reading information from a data table.

Accuracy of Weather Forecasts Given by the Media
  

Media Wind
Only
Correct
%
Rain
Only
Correct
%
Temperature
Only
Correct
%
Forecast Totally
Correct
(Wind, Rain AND
Temperature)
%
Forecast Totally
Incorrect
(Wind, Rain AND
Temperature)
%
Radio
Television
Newspaper
Phone Service
62
65
46
60
70
71
75
68
64
62
60
70
36
28
25
30
6
8
5
4

Use the table about weather forecasts to answer the following questions.
 
a)
 
Which media was the most accurate at forecasting rain? _______________
 
b)
 
Which media was the least accurate at forecasting temperature? _____________
 
c)
 
Which media gave a totally incorrect forecast most often? _______________
 
d)
 
What was the average percentage of all types of media forecasting the wind correctly?
 

__________ %

Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
4
Description of task: 
Students interpret information presented in a data table and answer questions, and calculate an average.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' ability to interpret data in a table, including the mean (average) values.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
  Y8 (07/1998)
a) newspaper easy
b) newspaper easy
c) television moderate
d) 58 [Accept range 58 to 58.3]. difficult