Making and testing hypotheses

There are 10 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Making and testing hypotheses
Perception versus reality
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Perception versus reality

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14 to 18
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Infographics are a powerful way of communicating statistical information. Can you come up with your own?
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?
In the bag
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In the bag

Age
11 to 14
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Can you guess the colours of the 10 marbles in the bag? Can you develop an effective strategy for reaching 1000 points in the least number of rounds?
Reaction timer
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Reaction timer

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11 to 14
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This problem offers you two ways to test reactions - use them to investigate your ideas about speeds of reaction.
Statistics - maths of real life
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Statistics - maths of real life

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14 to 18
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This pilot collection of resources is designed to introduce key statistical ideas and help students to deepen their understanding.
Introducing NRICH TWILGO
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Introducing nrich twilgo

We're excited about this new program for drawing beautiful mathematical designs. Can you work out how we made our first few pictures and, even better, share your most elegant solutions with us?
See the Light
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See the light

Work out how to light up the single light. What's the rule?