Statistics: Age 14-16

This is part of our collection of favourite rich tasks arranged by topic.

If you are a teacher, you can find the whole collection on our Secondary Curriculum teacher page.
Alternatively, if you are a student, you'll find the same problems on our Secondary Curriculum student page.


  • Olympic Triathlon
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    Olympic Triathlon

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level

    Is it the fastest swimmer, the fastest runner or the fastest cyclist who wins the Olympic Triathlon?

  • Picturing the world
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    Picturing the World

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level

    How can we make sense of national and global statistics involving very large numbers?

  • Box plot match
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    Box Plot Match

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level

    Match the cumulative frequency curves with their corresponding box plots.

  • For richer for poorer
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    For Richer for Poorer

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level

    Charlie has moved between countries and the average income of both has increased. How can this be so?

  • Which list is which?
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    Which List Is Which?

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

  • Perception versus reality
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    Perception Versus Reality

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level

    Infographics are a powerful way of communicating statistical information. Can you come up with your own?

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