Sorting, processing and representing data

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A population survey

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

A geographical survey: answer the tiny questionnaire and then analyse all the collected responses...
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Florence Nightingale - the compassionate mathematician

Florence Nightingale may be well known for her role as a nurse, but she was also an excellent mathematician, collecting and analysing data to help improve hospital conditions.
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Healthy snack shop

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

What information do you need to know to set up a healthy snack shop for your class?
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P is for posing

In this article for Primary teachers, we suggest a four step data handling model, based on the work of Alan Graham.
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Do you brush your teeth every day?

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

How can we find out answers to questions like this if people often lie?
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Challenging data tasks: the making of 'Where are you flying?'

How was the data for this problem compiled? A guided tour through the process.
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Where are you flying?

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

Where do people fly to from London? What is good and bad about these representations?
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Sleep: the silent killer

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

"Too much sleep is deadly" proclaimed the newspaper headline. Is this true?
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One variable, two variable, three variable, more

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

Displaying one-variable and two-variable data can be straightforward; what about three or more?
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Statistics - maths of real life

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

This pilot collection of resources is designed to introduce key statistical ideas and help students to deepen their understanding.