Data Handling Starters:Average Smile: Calculate the mean, median and range of the given scores. Pick From The Pot: The pot contains 10 counters which are being randomly removed and replaced. How many of each colour do you think are in the pot? Pie Chart: An exercise in estimating what the sectors of a pie chart represent. Tran's Hats: In how many different ways might Tran decide to wear his hats in one week? Weather Maths: Eight mathematical questions about the current weather and times in four cities around the world.
Small images of these Starters :: Index of Starters Data Handling Advanced Starters:Fermi Problem: The classic Fermi problem using standard estimation techniques SuggestedList Reading Practise reading numerical information from lists of different types.
Curriculum for Data Handling:Year 5Pupils should be taught to solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in a line graph more... Pupils should be taught to complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables. more... Year 6Pupils should be taught to interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problems more... Years 7 to 9Pupils should be taught to describe, interpret and compare observed distributions of a single variable through: appropriate graphical representation involving discrete, continuous and grouped data; and appropriate measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median) and spread (range, consideration of outliers) more... Pupils should be taught to construct and interpret appropriate tables, charts, and diagrams, including frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, and pictograms for categorical data, and vertical line (or bar) charts for ungrouped and grouped numerical data more... Pupils should be taught to describe simple mathematical relationships between two variables (bivariate data) in observational and experimental contexts and illustrate using scatter graphs. more... Years 10 and 11Pupils should be taught to infer properties of populations or distributions from a sample, whilst knowing the limitations of sampling more... Pupils should be taught to interpret and construct tables and line graphs for time series data more... Pupils should be taught to {construct and interpret diagrams for grouped discrete data and continuous data, ie, histograms with equal and unequal class intervals and cumulative frequency graphs, and know their appropriate use} more... Pupils should be taught to interpret, analyse and compare the distributions of data sets from univariate empirical distributions through appropriate graphical representation involving discrete, continuous and grouped data, {including box plots} and appropriate measures of central tendency (including modal class) and spread {including quartiles and inter-quartile range} more... Pupils should be taught to apply statistics to describe a population more... Pupils should be taught to use and interpret scatter graphs of bivariate data; recognise correlation and know that it does not indicate causation; draw estimated lines of best fit; make predictions; interpolate and extrapolate apparent trends whilst knowing the dangers of so doing. more... Years 12 and 13Pupils should be taught to understand and use the terms 'population' and 'sample'. Use samples to make informal inferences about the population. Understand and use sampling techniques, including simple random sampling and opportunity sampling. Select or critique sampling techniques in the context of solving a statistical problem, including understanding that different samples can lead to different conclusions about the population more... Pupils should be taught to interpret diagrams for single-variable data, including understanding that area in a histogram represents frequency. Students should be familiar with histograms, frequency polygons, box and whisker plots (including outliers) and cumulative frequency diagrams more... Pupils should be taught to recognise and interpret possible outliers in data sets and statistical diagrams. Select or critique data presentation techniques in the context of a statistical problem. Be able to clean data, including dealing with missing data, errors and outliers more... Exam-Style Questions:There are almost a thousand exam-style questions unique to the Transum website. 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Notes:Data is talked about more this decade than ever before. Whether it be how social media companies deal with your personal data or how analysing data can improve algorithms for systems that make everyday life easier or more profitable. Data Handling Teacher Resources:A Show Of Hands: Produce a number of graphs and charts from a quick show of hands. Pie Chart Creator: A quick and convenient tool for rapidly creating simple pie charts. Human Scatter Graphs: Pupils move to positions in the room according to their data relative to the walls as axes. Comparing Graphs: Would you recognise a misleading graph if you saw one? Try this comparative judgement exercise to rate statistical graphs. t-Test Revision: A slide presentation designed to revise the key aspects of Student's t-Test. Data Handling Activities:List Reading: Practise reading numerical information from lists of different types. Pin Drop: Estimate the probability of a drawing pin landing point up from experimental data. Pie Charts: Develop the skills to construct and interpret pie charts in this self-marking set of exercises. Histograms: Practise drawing and reading information from histograms displaying grouped data Tally Charts: Read and draw simple tally charts to record and count different types of data. Comparing Graphs: Would you recognise a misleading graph if you saw one? Try this comparative judgement exercise to rate statistical graphs. Data Handling Investigations:Reaction Time: When the numbers appear hit the correct button depending on whether the numbers are even or odd Data Handling Videos:Tally Charts Video: A guided tour through the levels of the Tally Charts online exercise. Scatter Graphs: Maths teachers from England construct a scatter graph from their heights and shoe sizes. Visualising Data: Hans Rosling's famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sport's commentator's style to reveal the story of the world's past, present and future development. Data Handling External Links:Links to other websites containing resources for Data Handling are provided for those logged into 'Transum Mathematics'. Subscribing also opens up the opportunity for you to add your own links to this panel. You can sign up using one of the buttons below: SearchThe activity you are looking for may have been classified in a different way from the way you were expecting. You can search the whole of Transum Maths by using the box below.
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