Statistics

There are 366 different Starters of The Day, many to choose from. You will find below some starters on the topic of Statistics. A lesson starter does not have to be on the same topic as the main part of the lesson or the topic of the previous lesson. It is often very useful to revise or explore other concepts by using a starter based on a totally different area of Mathematics.

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Statistics Starters:

Average Smile

Calculate the mean, median and range of the given scores.

Choc Bar Chart

Interpret data given in the form of a bar chart then create a new bar chart showing the given statistics.

Pie Chart

An exercise in estimating what the sectors of a pie chart represent.

Weather Maths

Eight mathematical questions about the current weather and times in four cities around the world.

 

Exercises

A Show Of Hands

A Show Of Hands

Produce a number of graphs and charts from a quick show of hands.

Averages

Averages

Test your understanding of averages with this self marking quiz about mean, median and range.

Bar Charts

Bar Charts

Practise constructing and interpreting bar charts for everyday situations.

Box Plots

Box Plots

An exercise on reading and drawing box-and-whisker diagrams which represent statistical data.

Centre and Variability

Centre and Variability

Make sense of and determine the reasonableness of the mean and median of a data set by looking at the values.

Choose Your Average

Choose Your Average

This is a game for two players. You should know how to find the mean, median and range of a set of numbers.

Code Cracker

Code Cracker

Crack the code by replacing the encrypted letters in the given text. There are lots of hints provided about code breaking techniques.

Code Cracking Presentation

Code Cracking Presentation

A slide presentation showing techniques for cracking simple codes and ciphers.

Comparing Graphs

Comparing Graphs

Would you recognise a misleading graph if you saw one? Try this comparative judgement exercise to rate statistical graphs.

Correlation

Correlation

Arrange the given statements in groups to show the type of correlation they have.

Cumulative Frequency

Cumulative Frequency

Online exercises on cumulative frequency for discrete and grouped data with exam-style questions.

Estimating Correlation

Estimating Correlation

Practise the skill of estimating the correlation of data on a scatter graph in this self marking exercise.

Histograms

Histograms

Practise drawing and reading information from histograms displaying grouped data

Human Scatter Graphs

Human Scatter Graphs

Pupils move to positions in the room according to their data relative to the walls as axes.

List Reading

List Reading

Practise reading numerical information from lists of different types.

Mixed Medians

Mixed Medians

Find the medians of sets of different types of numbers in these self-marking exercises.

Normal Distribution Calculator

Normal Distribution Calculator

A customised online calculator for quickly finding areas under the normal distribution curve.

Odd Scatter Out

Odd Scatter Out

Just by looking at the scatter graphs can you decide which is the odd one out according to their summary statistics?

Pictograms

Pictograms

Show that you can make sense of data displayed as pictograms and create some pictograms of your own.

Pie Chart Creator

Pie Chart Creator

A quick and convenient tool for rapidly creating simple pie charts.

Pie Charts

Pie Charts

Develop the skills to construct and interpret pie charts in this self-marking set of exercises.

Pin Drop

Pin Drop

Estimate the probability of a drawing pin landing point up from experimental data.

Plinko Probability

Plinko Probability

A simulation of a Quincunx (Galton Board) which can be used to create the bell shaped curve of the normal distribution.

Plotting Scatter Graphs

Plotting Scatter Graphs

Plot scatter graphs from data representing a number of different everyday situations.

Quartiles

Quartiles

Practise processing the sets of numbers to find the lower and upper quartiles.

Reading Graphs and Charts

Reading Graphs and Charts

Answer real-life problems from different types of graphs and charts including piece-wise linear graphs.

Significance

Significance

A slide presentation showing how to use the chi-squared test to measure significance.

Standard Deviation

Standard Deviation

Find how 'spread out' data is by estimating and calculating this measure of dispersion.

StatGrid Challenge

StatGrid Challenge

Arrange the numbers one to nine in a three by three grid to obtain the given means, medians and ranges.

t-Test Revision

t-Test Revision

A slide presentation designed to revise the key aspects of Student's t-Test.

Tally Charts

Tally Charts

Read and draw simple tally charts to record and count different types of data.

 

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