Statistical investigations resources

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

This task requires students to answer questions about a tally chart of the number of planes taking off from an airport.

This practical task requires students to record data, which is read out to them, on a stem-and-leaf graph. The leaves are then ordered into a second graph and the graph interpreted.

Students pose a question for an investigation about favourite sports. They then construct a table that could record the results.

Students complete a pictograph showing the results of a survey about favourite rugby teams.

Students complete a picture-graph from a chart of data about the number of sunny days recorded over six months with a scale.

Students decide how to group a selection of data about rubbish on the school field and construct a tally chart and frequency table.

Students complete a stem and leaf graph about students' test scores and answer questions on mode, spread and range.

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

Students answer questions and make statements based on information presented in a frequency table.

Students to interpret a bar graph and answer questions about its data.

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

Students need to answer questions about a pictogram which shows how much money was spent on different fireworks at a store.

Students present data on the number of chocolate bars sold in a stem-and-leaf graph. The data is then ordered into a second graph.

This task requires students to interpret a pie graph about sports watched on TV and answer multiple choice questions.

Students answer questions about a stem-and-leaf graph which shows the distances some students threw a netball.

This task requires students to interpret and answer questions about a tally chart showing the number of trucks passing a given point.

Students show their understanding of a strip graph by answering questions about the hair colour of a class of students.

Students complete two strip graphs about the flavour of ice cream bought by girls and boys, and answer a question on interpreting the data.

Students complete an array to show the number of shaded and unshaded shapes. Students identify the most common shape.

Students answer questions and calculate a percentage related to a bar graph of the ways students travel to school.

Students show their understanding of a dot plot by responding to questions about the birth months of a class.

This task requires students to answer multiple choice questions about a frequency table showing the number of colour TVs fixed in a week.

Students are asked to study a stem-and-leaf graph on armspan of students and answer questions interpreting the data.

Students interpret a strip graph and relationships within the graph.