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Core maths - statistics

Who's the best?
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Who's the best?

Age
11 to 14
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Which countries have the most naturally athletic populations?

What's the weather like?
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What's the weather like?

Age
11 to 14
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With access to weather station data, what interesting questions can you investigate?

Olympic Triathlon
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Olympic triathlon

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Is it the fastest swimmer, the fastest runner or the fastest cyclist who wins the Olympic Triathlon?

Perception versus reality
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Perception versus reality

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Infographics are a powerful way of communicating statistical information. Can you come up with your own?

Which list is which?
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Which list is which?

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Six samples were taken from two distributions but they got muddled up. Can you work out which list is which?

Picturing the world
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Picturing the world

Age
14 to 16
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How can we make sense of national and global statistics involving very large numbers?

Statistical shorts
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Statistical shorts

Age
11 to 16
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Can you decide whether these short statistical statements are always, sometimes or never true?

Hourglass with blue sand.
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Estimating time

Age
11 to 14
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How well can you estimate 10 seconds? Investigate with our timing tool.

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How would you score it?

Age
11 to 14
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Invent a scoring system for a 'guess the weight' competition.