Statistics resources

Students calculate the probability of randomly choosing certain scrabble letters, or combinations of letters.

Students match verbal statements about a class with graphic scales which represent their statements.

Students show probabilities by shading a spinner.

This task requires students to answer questions about a time-series graph for two categories of data over an eight year period.

Students complete qualitative scales to describe feelings about homework, lunch, and assembly behaviour.

Students are required to give reasons why the samples used to survey New Zealand school students on their favourite sports, may not be representative of the population.

Students explain the terms discrete and continuous data.

Students explain why one set of data is discrete and another is continuous.

Decide if a described investigation is a fair test, and explain the decision. Assessment focus: identifying fair testing.

Students are required to compare sales represented on line graphs of the total sales and the pattern of sales over time.

Students are required to explain the misleading aspects of two graphs found in newspaper articles.

Students carry out an investigation to determine the frequency and percentage of different numbers resulting from 100 dice throws. They construct a table to record the results.

Students predict the outcome of 100 coin tosses, then carry out a test of their prediction, recording their results.

Students list all possible combinations from six different articles of clothing.

Students are asked four short questions that require them to use a table that contains a count of the kind of books borrowed from a library for a month.

Students calculate how many possible combinations there are when given different numbers of menu items.

Students calculate the number of different combinations of ties and socks that could be worn.

Students construct a bar graph by categorising a range food items.

Students need to answer questions about a time-series graph which shows the average unemployment rate in New Zealand over a nine year period.

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 a bar graph which shows the number of cats taken to a veterinarian in one week.

Students interpret a dot plot showing the number of books read by a class of students.

Students interpret data presented in a frequency table to calculate percentages and make comparisons.

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