Comparing and interpreting data

  • Hourglass with blue sand.
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    Estimating Time

    Age
    11 to 14
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    How well can you estimate 10 seconds? Investigate with our timing tool.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • Tree tops
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    Tree Tops

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Can you make sense of information about trees in order to maximise the profits of a forestry company?

  • 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?

  • Guess the Houses for two
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    Guess the Houses for Two

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Guess the Houses game for an adult and child. Can you work out which house your partner has chosen by asking good questions?

  • What's in a name?
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    What's in a Name?

    Age
    5 to 7
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    Here's a very elementary code that requires young children to read a table, and look for similarities and differences.

  • Birds in the Garden
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    Birds in the Garden

    Age
    5 to 11
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    This activity asks you to collect information about the birds you see in the garden. Are there patterns in the data or do the birds seem to visit randomly?
  • Compare the Squares
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    Compare the Squares

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    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.
  • Three Spinners
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    Three Spinners

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    These red, yellow and blue spinners were each spun 45 times in total. Can you work out which numbers are on each spinner?