Statistical investigations resources

Students compare the overall distribution of two dot plots and describe their reasons.

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

Students interpret a bar graph showing the number of different types of shell collected on a beach.

Students interpret information presented in a bar graph to answer questions and calculate averages.

Students answer questions about a bar graph which shows the number of different types of animals at the zoo.

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

Students interpret a dot plot showing the number of books read by a class of students.

Students interpret information presented in a bar graph to answer questions.

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

Students conduct a statistical investigation about their prediction of the most common words used in English. They make graphs, describe their shape, and compare their own graph with ones that other students produce.

Students interpret a bar graph which shows the number of cats taken to a veterinarian in one week.

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

This task requires students to answer questions about a time-series graph for two categories of data over an eight year period.

Students compare drawings of a healthy and unhealthy plant and decide which quantitative and/or qualitative data distinguishes them. They draw conclusions from the data. This is a mathematics/science resource.

For this practical task students display given data in a stem-and-leaf graph to show what days of the month Room 6 children had their birthdays.

Students answer questions from a histogram of distance of discus throws. Calculation is required.

Students need to interpret data about travel time to school and common after-school activities and identify which statement is true from a list of given statements.

Students complete a line graph to show the daily height of a lettuce plant, giving their graph a title and labelling both axes.

Students answer questions about a bar graph showing favourite ice-cream flavours. No calculation needed.

Students draw a scatterplot of a table of data and describe the relationship between the two variables.

Students read information and make statements about the information from two bar graphs.

Students conduct a statistical investigation into the sentence length of different types of books by making and comparing dot plots.

Students calculate an average and a percentage from raw data and comment on these findings.

Students construct and label a pie graph of favourite drinks from data in a table. They also interpret results involving proportions.