Comparing and interpreting data

There are 70 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Comparing and interpreting data
Our Sports
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Our Sports

Age
7 to 11
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This problem explores the range of events in a sports day and which ones are the most popular and attract the most entries.
Secondary Cipher Challenge Part 1
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Secondary Cipher Challenge Part 1

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Here is the start of a six-part challenge. Can you get to the end and crack the final message?
Substitution Transposed
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Substitution Transposed

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Substitution and Transposition all in one! How fiendish can these codes get?
Charting more success
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Charting more success

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you make sense of the charts and diagrams that are created and used by sports competitors, trainers and statisticians?
Retiring to paradise
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Retiring to paradise

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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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?
Charting success
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Charting success

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you make sense of the charts and diagrams that are created and used by sports competitors, trainers and statisticians?
Class 5's names
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Class 5's names

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Class 5 were looking at the first letter of each of their names. They created different charts to show this information. Can you work out which member of the class was away on that day?
Birdwatch
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Birdwatch

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Have a look at this data from the RSPB 2011 Birdwatch. What can you say about the data?
The Domesday Project
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The Domesday Project

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Take a look at these data collected by children in 1986 as part of the Domesday Project. What do they tell you? What do you think about the way they are presented?
Which list is which?
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Which list is which?

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Six samples were taken from two distributions but they got muddled up. Can you work out which list is which?