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Comparing Data Sets

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Comparing Data Sets

Students looking at charts and graphs

🎯 WALT & Success Criteria

We Are Learning To: Compare data sets using tally charts and dot plots

I can:

Identify similarities between two data sets

Identify differences between two data sets

Discuss my findings with my peers

Use simple statistical language

📊 Data Sets: Our Classmates' Favourites

Set A: Favourite Colours (Room 5)

Tally Chart:

Red: |||| |||| Blue: |||| || Green: |||| Yellow: |||

Dot Plot:

Red: • • • • • • • • • (9 dots) Blue: • • • • • • • (7 dots) Green: • • • • (4 dots) Yellow: • • • (3 dots)

Set B: Favourite Pets (Room 6)

Tally Chart:

Dogs: |||| |||| Cats: |||| | Fish: ||| Birds: ||

Dot Plot:

Dogs: • • • • • • • • • (9 dots) Cats: • • • • • • (6 dots) Fish: • • • (3 dots) Birds: • • (2 dots)

1. How many students were surveyed in Set A? _____
2. How many students were surveyed in Set B? _____

🔍 Comparing the Data Sets

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Look at both data sets carefully

2. Find what is the SAME (similarities)

3. Find what is DIFFERENT (differences)

4. Use the sentence starters below to help you

3. Similarities - What is the same about both data sets?

Sentence starters: Both data sets have... / Both groups show... / In both sets...

4. Differences - What is different between the data sets?

Sentence starters: Set A has... but Set B has... / The biggest difference is... / Set A shows... while Set B shows...

5. Which category was most popular in each set?

Set A (Colours): _____________ Set B (Pets): _____________

6. Which category was least popular in each set?

Set A (Colours): _____________ Set B (Pets): _____________

🗣️ Group Presentation Notes

7. Our group's main finding to share with the class:
8. One interesting pattern we noticed:
9. Group members and their roles:

Remember: Use statistical language like "most popular", "least popular", "more than", "fewer than", "the same as"

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