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Leisure Activity
What Do You Do?
| a |
Complete the questionnaire on
page Rl. |
| b |
Record the class results on
pages R2 and R3. |
Favourite Television Programmes
Many people like to watch television. The favourite television
programmes of Class lb of Creektown School are shown in Table 2.
(The title 'other' includes all programmes that had only one
vote.)
| Title |
No.of pupils |
| Match of the Day |
12 |
| Bionic Woman |
8 |
| Batman |
4 |
| Dr Who |
5 |
| Other |
3 |
| Total |
32 |
Table 2 - Favourite television programs of Class 1b
They showed these figures on a bar chart (Figure 3). Notice
that there is a title, both axes are labelled and the bars are
all the same width. The gaps between the bars are also the same
width.
Figure 3 - Favourite television programmes of Class lb
Match of the Day is the favourite television
programme of Class 1 b. For them, Match of the Day is
the MODE.
| a |
Draw a bar chart to show the
favourite TV programmes of your class. |
| b |
Write down the mode. |
The class decided to show their favourite TV programmes on a
pie chart. The pie chart represents the whole class. The 360
degrees of the circle are shared equally between the pupils in
the class. There are 32 children in Class lb at Creektown School.
32 children take up the 360 degrees in the circle. Each child
is represented by 360/32 degrees.
360/32 is 11 degrees to the nearest degree.
So each child is represented by 11 degrees.
12 pupils are represented by 12 x 11
degrees, that is, 132 degrees.
Table 3 shows Class 1b's completed favourite television programme
figures.
They put the programmes in order with the most popular one last
to help draw their pie chart.
| Programme |
No. of pupils |
Angle |
| Other |
3 |
11o x 3 = 33o |
| Batman |
4 |
11o x 4 = 44o |
| Dr Who |
5 |
11o x 5 = 55o |
| Bionic Woman |
8 |
11o x 8 = 88o |
| Match of the Day |
12 |
11o x 12 = 132o |
Table 3 -Favourite television programmes of Class lb
| c |
Put your class's favourite
television programmes in order of popularity on Table 9
on page R2. |
| d |
Work out the number of degrees
for each pupil in your class. |
| e |
Work out the number of degrees
for each programme and complete Table 9. |
The pie chart for Class lb of Creektown School is shown in
Figure 4.
Figure 4 - Favourite television programmes of Class 1b.
Use the following to help you draw your pie chart. Your
teacher will tell you how accurately to calculate your angles.
| f |
Draw a circle, radius about 3 or
4 cm.
Draw a vertical line from the centre upwards.
Measure the smallest angle, draw the sector and label it.
('Other' in Class lb).
Measure the next smallest angle, draw the sector and
label it. (Batman).
Continue until there is only the largest sector left.
Label it. (Match of the Day). |
Use your bar chart and your pie chart to answer these
questions.
| g |
How many programmes received
only one vote? |
| h |
Was any programme the favourite
of more than a quarter of the class? |
| i |
How many pupils voted for the
most popular programme? |
| j |
About what fraction of the class
voted for the most popular programme? |
| k |
Look again at the last four
questions.
Which did the bar chart help you to answer?
Which did the pie chart help you to answer? |
Regular Viewing
Many people watch some programmes regularly as well as having
a favourite.
Class lb of Creektown School regularly watch the television
programmes shown in Table 4.
| Title |
No. of pupils |
| Match of the Day |
20 |
| Bionic woman |
18 |
| Dr Who |
18 |
| Batman |
15 |
| Charlie's Angels |
12 |
| Other |
10 |
Table - 4 Programmes regularly watched by Class 1b
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a |
Draw a bar chart to show programmes watched regularly
by your class. |
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b |
Which programme is watched regularly by most pupils?
Is this the same as your class's favourite television
programme? |
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c |
Why is it misleading to draw a pie chart to
illustrate these regularly watched programmes? |
*Playing Sport
Draw a pie chart showing the sports your class most
enjoys playing. Write two sentences about the chart.
*Watching Sport
Draw a pie chart showing the sports your class most
enjoys watching. Write two sentences about the chart.
*Musical Instruments
Draw a bar chart to show the number of pupils in your
class playing different musical instruments. Include a bar
labelled 'None' for those pupils who do not play a musical
instrument. Write two sentences about the chart.
*Youth Clubs
Draw a bar chart to show the number of children in
your class belonging to various youth clubs or similar
organizations. Include a bar labelled 'None'for those pupils who
do not belong to an organization. Write two sentences about the
chart.
*Hobbies
Draw a bar chart to show the hobbies of children in
your class. Write two sentences about the chart.
How Much Do You Read?
The same Class 1b at Creektown School looked at their reading
habits. They made a table of their findings.
| Time in hours |
Tally |
No. of pupils |
| Less than 2 |
 |
10 |
| 2 or more but less than 4 |
 |
7 |
| 4 or more but less than 6 |
|
7 |
| 6 or more but less than 8 |
|
5 |
| 8 or more but less than 10 |
 |
3 |
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Total |
32 |
Table 5 - Reading time of Class lb last week.
They drew a bar chart of their results.
Figure 5 - Time spent reading by Class lb last week.
Notice that:
The horizontal axis is marked from 0 to 10.
The vertical lines are drawn at 2,4,6,8 and 10 hours.
The bars touch each other.
A bar chart of this type is sometimes called a HISTOGRAM.
| a |
Draw a bar chart to show the
time per week spent reading by your class. |
| b |
At Creektown School most pupils
spent less than two hours reading last week. Make two
similar statements about your class. |
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