Frequency tables and bar charts

There are 17 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Frequency tables and bar charts

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Sticky data

Age

5 to 7

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You'll need to work in a group on this problem. Use your sticky notes to show the answer to questions such as 'how many girls are there in your group?'.

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Class 5's names

Age

7 to 11

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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?

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Birdwatch

Age

7 to 11

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Have a look at this data from the RSPB 2011 Birdwatch. What can you say about the data?

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If the world were a village

Age

5 to 11

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This activity is based on data in the book 'If the World Were a Village'. How will you represent your chosen data for maximum effect?

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Who's the best?

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Which countries have the most naturally athletic populations?

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How big are classes 5, 6 and 7?

Age

7 to 11

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Use the two sets of data to find out how many children there are in Classes 5, 6 and 7.

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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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Substitution cipher

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

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

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A population survey

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

A geographical survey: answer the tiny questionnaire and then analyse all the collected responses...

Placeholder: several colourful numbers

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Growing families

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

What do these statistics about family size mean?