Comparing and interpreting data

problem
Guess the houses

Age

5 to 7

Challenge level

This task depends on learners sharing reasoning, listening to opinions, reflecting and pulling ideas together.
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Birds in the garden

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

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?
problem
Reaction timer

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

This problem offers you two ways to test reactions - use them to investigate your ideas about speeds of reaction.
problem
Three spinners

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

These red, yellow and blue spinners were each spun 45 times in total. Can you work out which numbers are on each spinner?
problem
Data matching

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

Use your skill and judgement to match the sets of random data.
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Substitution cipher

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Find the frequency distribution for ordinary English, and use it to help you crack the code.
problem
Compare the squares

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

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.
problem
Real statistics

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?
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Match the matches

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Decide which charts and graphs represent the number of goals two football teams scored in fifteen matches.
problem
Inspector Morse

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

You may like to read the article on Morse code before attempting this question. Morse's letter analysis was done over 150 years ago, so might there be a better allocation of symbols today?