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Collecting data. Probability distributions, expectation and variance. Sampling. Sampling and hypothesis testing. Random variables. Processing and representing data. Handling data. Interpreting data. Carroll diagrams/Two way tables. Binomial distribution.There are 21 results
Broad Topics > Handling, Processing and Representing Data > Processing and representing data
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.
Sleep: the Silent Killer
Age 16 to 18 Challenge Level:
"Too much sleep is deadly" proclaimed the newspaper headline. Is this true?
A Population Survey
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
A geographical survey: answer the tiny questionnaire and then analyse all the collected responses...
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?
Which List Is Which?
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Six samples were taken from two distributions but they got muddled up. Can you work out which list is which?
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?
Picturing the World
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
How can we make sense of national and global statistics involving very large numbers?
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?
Challenging Data Tasks: the Making of "where Are You Flying?"
Age 16 to 18
How was the data for this problem compiled? A guided tour through the process.
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?
Football World Cup Simulation
Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:
A maths-based Football World Cup simulation for teachers and students to use.
Charting More Success
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you make sense of the charts and diagrams that are created and used by sports competitors, trainers and statisticians?
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?
Data Matching
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
Use your skill and judgement to match the sets of random data.
Secondary Cipher Challenge Part 1
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
Here is the start of a six-part challenge. Can you get to the end and crack the final message?
Charting Success
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you make sense of the charts and diagrams that are created and used by sports competitors, trainers and statisticians?
Substitution Transposed
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
Substitution and Transposition all in one! How fiendish can these codes get?
May the Best Person Win
Age 5 to 16
How can people be divided into groups fairly for events in the Paralympics, for school sports days, or for subject sets?
Helicopters
Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:
Design and test a paper helicopter. What is the best design?
Bio Graphs
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
What biological growth processes can you fit to these graphs?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.