Averages

There are 41 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Averages
Unequal Averages
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Unequal averages

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Play around with sets of five numbers and see what you can discover about different types of average...
Half a minute
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Half a minute

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11 to 14
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Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?
Wipeout
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Wipeout

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11 to 16
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Can you do a little mathematical detective work to figure out which number has been wiped out?
About Average
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About average

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11 to 14
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Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?
Birdwatch
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Birdwatch

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7 to 11
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Have a look at this data from the RSPB 2011 Birdwatch. What can you say about the data?

Statistical shorts
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Statistical shorts

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11 to 16
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Can you decide whether these short statistical statements are always, sometimes or never true?
How would you score it?
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How would you score it?

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11 to 14
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Invent a scoring system for a 'guess the weight' competition.
Litov's Mean Value Theorem
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Litov's mean value theorem

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11 to 14
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Start with two numbers and generate a sequence where the next number is the mean of the last two numbers...
Match the Matches
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Match the matches

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7 to 11
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Decide which charts and graphs represent the number of goals two football teams scored in fifteen matches.
Stats statements
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Stats statements

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16 to 18
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Are these statistical statements sometimes, always or never true? Or it is impossible to say?