Elements of descriptive statistics
reading data from lists (total, difference, largest and smallest value, how the values change), counting and ordering data
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How many tickets were sold altogether on all these days?
Monday: 13, Tuesday: 17, Wednesday: 31, Thursday: 30, Friday: 35, Saturday: 17
How many more points does Peter have than Kate?
Kate: 24, Jacob: 11, Ola: 14, Peter: 31, Sophie: 7, Adam: 13
After how many weeks was the plant 12 cm tall?
Pupils planted a bean and measured the height of the plant every week. The line graph shows the results.
How many millimetres of rain fell in June?
The bar chart shows how many millimetres of rain fell in a certain town in each month from April to September.
How many pupils chose purple?
The favourite colours of the pupils in one class: purple, blue, purple, blue, green, yellow, blue, yellow, blue, blue, red, red, blue, blue, blue, green, purple, yellow.
Which phrase describes how the water level in the river changed from Tuesday to Thursday?
Monday: 238 cm, Tuesday: 222 cm, Wednesday: 227 cm, Thursday: 243 cm, Friday: 240 cm, Saturday: 236 cm, Sunday: 228 cm
How much more rain fell in the wettest month than in the driest month?
March: 76, April: 43, May: 32, June: 69, July: 42
In which month did the most rain fall?
March: 77, April: 67, May: 39, June: 10, July: 37, August: 28
Put the numbers of points scored in order from smallest to largest. Which number is in position 3?
Kate: 6, Jacob: 17, Ola: 6, Peter: 5, Sophie: 13
On how many days were more than 25 tickets sold?
Monday: 25, Tuesday: 36, Wednesday: 28, Thursday: 24
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