Statistical investigations resources

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

Students interpret information presented in a data table and answer questions, and calculate an average.

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

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

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

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

Students write a report on a table of data and make recommendations from their report.

Students study a table of test results percentages for a range of subjects. Students answer questions involving mean, median, mode and range.

Students read a short piece of text and construct a tally chart for the number of letters in each word. With these results they draw and label a pie graph.

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

Students construct a tally chart of project marks by grouping the marks, tallying and then totalling each group of marks..

Students are asked to construct and label a line graph of words typed per minute by two students for each day of the week. Data is provided in a frequency table.

Students interpret data presented in raw form to answer questions, calculate a percentage, and calculate a variety of data measures.

Students complete a bar graph from details about paua diving and answer questions interpreting the data, including finding an average.

Students identify further information that is required to calculate averages.

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

Students complete the total and mean columns in a table of sunshine hours. They then construct a bar graph and make a statement comparing some of the data.

Students complete three pie charts involving spending, using data in the form of proportions and amounts spent on certain activities.

Students interpret a bar graph of account balances and respond to questions about the data.

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

Students are required to construct a composite bar graph based on Statistics New Zealand Time Use Survey data and are then required to make comparative statements based on gender.

Students need to complete a pictograph of the target monthly house sales. This includes constructing the key, drawing in an axis, adding a title, and presenting the data.

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

Students display data on a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph to show the times taken to complete two walks. The longer of the two walks is then identified.

Students use raw data to construct a table and then a bar graph of the number of runs scored in softball games. Students are also required to make a statement about the results.