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Frequency Tables Data Organisation

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Frequency Tables Data Organisation

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📊 Part 1: Understanding Frequency Tables

1. What is a frequency table used for?

To organise and count data

To draw pictures

To write stories

To solve maths problems

2. Look at this frequency table showing favourite pets in Year 3:

Pet | Tally | Frequency

Dog | |||| |||| | 10

Cat | |||| ||| | 8

Fish | |||| | 5

Bird | ||| | 3

How many students chose cats as their favourite pet? ____

Which pet was the most popular? ___________

How many students were surveyed in total? ____

3. Which parts make up a frequency table? (Tick all that apply)

Categories

Tally marks

Frequency (count)

Pictures

✏️ Part 2: Creating Frequency Tables

4. Year 4 students were asked about their favourite sport. Here are their responses:

Football, Cricket, Swimming, Football, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Swimming, Cricket, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Football, Cricket, Swimming, Football

Complete the frequency table below:

Sport | Tally | Frequency

Football | _____________ | ____

Cricket | _____________ | ____

Swimming | _____________ | ____

Basketball | _____________ | ____

5. A class collected data about how students travel to school. Complete the missing parts:

Transport | Tally | Frequency

Walk | |||| |||| | ____

Car | |||| |||| ||| | ____

Bus | |||| | ____

Bike | ||| | ____

Total number of students surveyed: ____

6. Create your own frequency table! Survey 8 classmates about their favourite colour and record the data below:

Colour | Tally | Frequency

Red | _____________ | ____

Blue | _____________ | ____

Green | _____________ | ____

Yellow | _____________ | ____

Other | _____________ | ____

🔍 Part 3: Interpreting Data

7. Look at your frequency table from Question 6. What can you conclude from your data?
8. Why is it important to organise data into frequency tables instead of just keeping a list?
9. If you wanted to find out what type of weather Year 3 students prefer, what categories would you use in your frequency table?

Category 1: ___________

Category 2: ___________

Category 3: ___________

Category 4: ___________

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