Statistics

Making sense of data: averages, spread, and how to build and read frequency tables and charts - the same tools used to summarise exam results or rainfall records.

  • Mean, median and mode
  • Frequency tables
  • Range and simple charts

Lessons for Statistics

Mean, Median and Mode

Three ways to describe "the middle"Mean: add everything up, divide by how many there are - like sharing a bag …

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Frequency Tables

Organising raw dataInstead of listing every single mark one by one, group and count them - like a shopkeeper tallying …

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Range and Simple Charts

RangeThe spread of the data - highest value minus lowest value. Like the difference between the hottest and coldest day …

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Exercises for Statistics

Averages

Find the mean, median and mode of: 3, 5, 5, 8, 9.Find the mean of: 12, 15, 18, 21, 24.Six …

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Build and use a frequency table

Data: 2,3,3,4,2,5,3,4,2,3. Draw a frequency table.Using your table, find the mode.Using your table, calculate the mean.

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Range and charts

Find the range of: 22, 18, 30, 15, 27.A frequency table shows marks 4,5,6,7 with frequencies 2,5,6,3. Sketch a bar …

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