Week 6: Data

This week we look at some data and describe and summarise it using frequency tables, histograms and box plots, and by calculating the mean, median, quartiles, and range.

Some formulas will be provided for you, then think about the best ways of describing the data you are given.

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Self-evaluation

How did you get on with the questions?

You can check your answers here with the worked solutions.

If you could confidently solve all the questions, you have completed the badge - congratulations! Scroll to the bottom of the page for instructions on what to do next.
If you had some issues with the questions, use the HELM workbooks below to revise the topics for this week.

HELM workbooks:

You might like to do some extra practice. Use the HELM workbooks and interactive questions below to do as much practice as you like. Use your lboro login details and enrol with key 'HELM2020' to access the interactive questions.

Next step

In order for this to count towards your final Badge, you must go into the ready Set Loughborough Badge in the Personal Best app to confirm you have completed the 6 week maths activity. Click below to be directed to the Personal Best app.

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Additional resources

Summary of Stem and Leaf Diagrams, Box Plots and Quartiles

Mathcentre Business Leaflets

6.1 Mean, median, mode
6.2 The mean
6.3 Variance and standard deviation (ungrouped data)
6.4 Variance and standard deviation (grouped data)

Interactive Questions from MathsE.G.

developed by Martin Greenhow and Abdul Rahman Kamavi at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Brunel University, UK and released under a CC Licence

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