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Data Analysis Challenge Worksheet

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🍦 Part 1: Ice Cream Shop Data

The table below shows how many ice creams Sunny Scoops sold each day over one week.

Ice Cream Sales – Week of 03/06/2024

| Flavour       | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Total |
| Chocolate    | 12  | 15  | 10  | 18  | 20  | _____ |
| Strawberry   | 8   | 6   | 9   | 5   | 4   | _____ |
| Vanilla      | 20  | 22  | 19  | 25  | 28  | _____ |
| Mango       | 3   | 2   | 4   | 3   | 2   | _____ |

1. Complete the Total column by adding up each row. Show your working below.
2. Which flavour was the best seller for the week?

The best seller was _________________________ with _______ ice creams sold in total.

3. Which flavour sold the least across the week?

The least popular flavour was _________________________.

4. The shop owner is thinking about removing one flavour from the menu to save money. Which flavour would you recommend removing? Tick your choice and explain your reasoning.

Chocolate

Strawberry

Vanilla

Mango

I would remove this flavour because:

📚 Part 2: Favourite School Subjects

A Year 5/6 class surveyed 30 students about their favourite school subject. The results are shown in the bar graph description below.

Favourite Subject Results:

   Maths        ████████████ 12 students
   Reading      ████████ 8 students
   Science      ██████ 6 students
   Art          ████ 4 students
   Sport        ██ 2 students (wait — is this correct? See Q7!)

6. How many more students preferred Maths over Art?

_________ − _________ = _________ more students preferred Maths.

7. Check the data: Do all the subject totals add up to 30 students? Show your addition to find out.

The totals do / do not (circle one) add up to 30. I think the error might be in _________________________ because:

8. A student named Jamie says: "More than half the class loves Maths, so we should have Maths every day." Do you agree with Jamie's argument? Use the data to support your answer.

Yes, I agree with Jamie.

No, I disagree with Jamie.

I partly agree — here's why:

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