There are 23 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Comparing data, you may find related items under Handling, Processing and Representing Data.
Broad Topics > Handling, Processing and Representing Data > Comparing data
Box Plot Match
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Match the cumulative frequency curves with their corresponding box plots.
What's the Weather Like?
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
With access to weather station data, what interesting questions can you investigate?
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?
Our Sports
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
This problem explores the range of events in a sports day and which ones are the most popular and attract the most entries.
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?
The Time Is ...
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Can you put these mixed-up times in order? You could arrange them in a circle.
Who's the Best?
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Which countries have the most naturally athletic populations?
Substitution Cipher
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Find the frequency distribution for ordinary English, and use it to help you crack the code.
Real Statistics
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?
A Population Survey
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
A geographical survey: answer the tiny questionnaire and then analyse all the collected responses...
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?
Half a Minute
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?
Terrariums
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Build a mini eco-system, and collect and interpret data on how well the plants grow under different conditions.
Decathlon: the Art of Scoring Points
Age 14 to 18
How do decisions about scoring affect who wins a combined event such as the decathlon?
It's a Scrabble
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
Letters have different values in Scrabble - how are they decided upon? And would the values be the same for other languages?
Substitution Transposed
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
Substitution and Transposition all in one! How fiendish can these codes get?
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?
Retiring to Paradise
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
When Charlie retires, he's looking forward to the quiet life, whereas Alison wants a busy and exciting retirement. Can you advise them on where they should go?
Compare the Squares
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
In this problem you will do your own poll to find out whether your friends think two squares on a board are the same colour or not.
Inspector Morse
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
You may like to read the article on Morse code before attempting this question. Morse's letter analysis was done over 150 years ago, so might there be a better allocation of symbols today?
Cricket Ratings
Age 14 to 16
Like all sports rankings, the cricket ratings involve some maths. In this case, they use a mathematical technique known as exponential weighting. For those who want to know more, read on.
Tree Tops
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you make sense of information about trees in order to maximise the profits of a forestry company?
