Comparing and interpreting data

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Decathlon: the art of scoring points

How do decisions about scoring affect who wins a combined event such as the decathlon?
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What's in a name?

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

Here's a very elementary code that requires young children to read a table, and look for similarities and differences.
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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?
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Going for gold

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Looking at the Olympic Medal table, can you see how the data is organised? Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place?
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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.
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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?
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Substitution transposed

Age

11 to 16

Challenge level

Substitution and Transposition all in one! How fiendish can these codes get?
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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?
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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?
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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?