Statistical investigations resources

This task requires students to interpret and answer questions from a time-series line graph.

Students interpret information presented in a table, and calculate averages.

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

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

Students design a qualitative scale for measuring how hard their school work is, then use it to record their opinions throughout the day.

Students present data on birth dates in a stem-and-leaf graph. The data is then ordered into a second graph.

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 interpret a back-to-back bar graph about apples picked by comparing and identifying patterns.

Students study a bar graph of golf balls found by two children and answer questions interpreting and comparing the data.

Students interpret a bar chart that shows the stopping distance of cars and are asked which car is safe and why.

For this practical task students construct a composite strip graph of the nutrient groups found in three different food products.

Students describe the shape of two distinctive dot plots showing different data.

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 interpret back-to-back stem-and-leaf graphs. Knowledge of the median is required.

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

Students calculate the mean for a set of test scores and identify how changes in the data will effect the mean.

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.

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

A council survey is to be sent out, and students are asked to give examples of representative samples.

Students show their understanding of a table of time data by answering questions about features of the distribution.

Students complete a bar graph of a paper boy's earnings from data in a table and answer questions interpreting the data, finding the least, most, average and forecasting.

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

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

For this practical task students collect time-series data on the change in water temperature in a container at regular time intervals. Students are also required to display their results on an appropriate graph.