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Statistics - Stage 4

Olympic Triathlon
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Olympic Triathlon

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

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Match the cumulative frequency curves with their corresponding box plots.
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?
For richer for poorer
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For richer for poorer

Age
14 to 16
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Charlie has moved between countries and the average income of both has increased. How can this be so?


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You may also be interested in this collection of activities from the STEM Learning website, that complement the NRICH activities above.