Handling data

  • About Average
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    About Average

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    11 to 14
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    Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?

  • Half a minute
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    Half a Minute

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    11 to 14
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    Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?

  • Who's the best?
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    Who's the Best?

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    11 to 14
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    Which countries have the most naturally athletic populations?

  • What's the weather like?
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    What's the Weather Like?

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    11 to 14
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    With access to weather station data, what interesting questions can you investigate?

  • Hourglass with blue sand.
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    Estimating Time

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    11 to 14
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    How well can you estimate 10 seconds? Investigate with our timing tool.

  • Unequal Averages
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    Unequal Averages

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Play around with sets of five numbers and see what you can discover about different types of average...

  • Litov's Mean Value Theorem
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    Litov's Mean Value Theorem

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Start with two numbers and generate a sequence where the next number is the mean of the last two numbers...

  • Statistical shorts
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    Statistical Shorts

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Can you decide whether these short statistical statements are always, sometimes or never true?

  • Searching for mean(ing)
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    Searching for Mean(ing)

    Age
    11 to 16
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    If you have a large supply of 3kg and 8kg weights, how many of each would you need for the average (mean) of the weights to be 6kg?

  • Wipeout
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    Wipeout

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Can you do a little mathematical detective work to figure out which number has been wiped out?