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More Facts
You will need more statistics about your class. Your teacher
will arrange this.
Family Size
Find out the number of children in the family of each pupil in
your class.
| a |
Construct a table which shows
how many families there are of each size. |
| b |
Draw a bar chart to represent
these Figures. |
| c |
Comment on your results. |
Birthdays
Find out on which day of the week you will have your birthday
this year. You may need to look at a calendar. Give this
information to your teacher.
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a |
Construct a table to show how
many birthdays occur on each day of the week. |
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b |
Draw a bar chart or pictogram to
represent these figures. |
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c |
Comment on your results. |
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d |
How would this bar chart be
different next year? |
Dinners
Find out the favourite dinner of each pupil in your class.
| a |
Draw a table and bar chart to
illustrate your results. |
| b |
How do these results compare
with menus for school dinners? |
| c |
Why does the school serve some
unpopular dinners? |
*Dinners and Distance
Find out how many pupils in each colour band normally take a
school dinner.
| a |
Draw a table to show the
results. |
| b |
How many pupils live in the red
band?
Of these, how many take a school dinner? |
| c |
How many pupils live in the blue
band?
Of these, how many take a school dinner? |
Discuss your answers.
| d |
Compare the pupils from other
colour bands in a similar way. |
*Heights and Weights
Find out the height and weight of each pupil in your class.
| av |
Draw a graph like Figure 4 to
show your results.
If your class includes boys and girls, use + to show a
boy and O to show a girl. |
Figure 4 - Heights and weights.
The O shows a girl 130 cm high who weighs 50 kg.
| b |
Are most tall boys heavy?
Are heavy boys tall?
Is this true about girls? |
| c |
Write down three statements
describing your results. |
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