Statistical investigations resources

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.

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.

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.

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

Students decide what information is required to calculate an average.

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

Students interpret information presented in a composite histogram to answer questions involving percentages and comparisons.

Students interpret information presented on a strip graph and then present the same information in a pie graph.

Students answer questions and calculate percentages from a frequency table of tree heights.

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

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

This task requires students to identify the information that is required to calculate averages for given purposes.

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

Students answer questions about data in a triple bar graph of medals won by four countries. Calculation is required.

Using a piece of their own writing students calculate the average and range of the sentence lengths.

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

Students are required to critique a survey and design another useful question to be included.

Students complete a tally chart to show the frequency of running times for a women's marathon. Students then present this information in a histogram.

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 construct a composite bar graph on areas of female employment in 1956 and 1996. They also answer questions interpreting and comparing the data.

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

Students answer questions about a table showing hair and eye colour of students. Calculation is required.

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.

Students plan aspects of a statistical investigation about the most common birth month in Year 8, including designing a table for data collection.