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Comparing Data Sets

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Comparing Data Sets

Read each data display carefully. Compare the totals and use words such as more, fewer, equal, most and least. Show your thinking where asked.

Favourite Pets

The grids show how many students in two groups chose each favourite pet. Each tally mark or dot represents one student.

Pet

Group K tally

Group L dots

Dog

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Cat

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Fish

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•••

Bird

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1.In Group K, how many students chose a dog?
2.In Group L, how many students chose a cat?
3.Which pet was chosen by the most students in Group K?
  • Dog
  • Cat
  • Fish
  • Bird
4.Which pet was chosen by the fewest students in Group L?
  • Dog
  • Cat
  • Fish
  • Bird
5.How many more students in Group L chose cats than dogs?
6.Compare the bird choices. Which group had more, and by how many students?
7.Name one pet that had more choices in Group K than in Group L.
8.Give one true similarity between the pet choices in Group K and Group L.

Comparing Book Choices

A second survey asked two groups which kind of book they enjoyed most. Use the totals in the grid to answer the questions.

Book type

Group M

Group N

Adventure

9

6

Mystery

5

8

Funny

4

4

9.Which book type was equally popular in Group M and Group N?
10.How many students were surveyed in Group M altogether?
11.How many more students chose mystery books in Group N than in Group M?
12.Use the book-choice totals to write one sentence comparing the two groups. Include a number from the grid as evidence.

3 printable pages

  • Comparing Data Sets, page 1 of 3: Favourite Pets

    Page 1

  • Comparing Data Sets, page 2 of 3: Comparing Book Choices

    Page 2

  • Comparing Data Sets, page 3 of 3: 12. Use the book-choice totals to write one sentence comparing the two groups. Include a…

    Page 3

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