Comparing and interpreting data

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Estimating Time

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

How well can you estimate 10 seconds? Investigate with our timing tool.
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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?
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Box Plot Match

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Match the cumulative frequency curves with their corresponding box plots.
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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?
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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?
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Journey to School

Age

11 to 16

Challenge level

How risky is your journey to school?
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Risk and Crime

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Are you at risk of being a victim of crime? How does your perception of that risk compare with the facts and figures?
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Not Necessarily in That Order

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Baker, Cooper, Jones and Smith are four people whose occupations are teacher, welder, mechanic and programmer, but not necessarily in that order. What is each person’s occupation?
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Takeaway Time

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

Pizza, Indian or Chinese takeaway? If everyone liked at least one, how many only liked Indian?
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Guess the Houses for Two

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

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