Comparing and interpreting data

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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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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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Winning team

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Nine cross country runners compete in a team competition in which there are three matches. If you were a judge how would you decide who would win?
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Calendar capers

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Choose any three by three square of dates on a calendar page...
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Understanding hypotheses

This article explores the process of making and testing hypotheses.
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Enriching data handling

This article for teachers looks at some suggestions taken from the NRICH website that offer a broad view of data and ask some more probing questions about it.
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Meaningful statistics

This article for teachers describes an activity which encourages meaningful data collection, display and interpretation.
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Cricket ratings

Like all sports rankings, the cricket ratings involve some maths. In this case, they use a mathematical technique known as exponential weighting. For those who want to know more, read on.
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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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Journey to school

Age

11 to 16

Challenge level

How risky is your journey to school?