Statistical investigations resources

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

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

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

Students construct and label a line graph of time spent on Maths and Science homework, and answer questions interpreting the data.

Students answer questions and calculate means and ranges from a composite histogram of rainfall in two towns.

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 a protractor to construct a pie chart to record the frequency of favourite TV programmes from the data provided in a table.

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.

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