Comparing and interpreting data

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One Variable, Two Variable, Three Variable, More

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Displaying one-variable and two-variable data can be straightforward; what about three or more?
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Where Are You Flying?

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Where do people fly to from London? What is good and bad about these representations?
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A Population Survey

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

A geographical survey: answer the tiny questionnaire and then analyse all the collected responses...
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Do You Brush Your Teeth Every Day?

Age

14 to 18

Challenge level

2 out of 3

How can we find out answers to questions like this if people often lie?
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Sleep: The Silent Killer

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

"Too much sleep is deadly" proclaimed the newspaper headline. Is this true?
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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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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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Understanding Hypotheses

This article explores the process of making and testing hypotheses.
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Decathlon: The Art of Scoring Points

How do decisions about scoring affect who wins a combined event such as the decathlon?
$\nostyle Challenging Data Tasks: The Making of "Where Are You Flying?"$

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Challenging Data Tasks: The Making of 'Where Are You Flying?'

How was the data for this problem compiled? A guided tour through the process.