Statistical investigations resources

This task requires students to answer questions about a stem-and-leaf graph of the lengths of seventeen frogs.

Students interpret a back-to-back bar graph comparing and identifying a pattern in the data.

Students construct and label a strip graph from a table of data about favourite lunchtime foods.

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

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

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

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

Students conduct a practical, statistical investigation. They decide on the question to investigate, conduct the survey, complete the tally chart, and construct and label a bar graph.

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

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

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

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