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Statistics Introduction Basics

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Statistics Introduction Basics

Statistics and data collection illustration

📊 Part 1: Understanding Statistics

1. What does statistics involve? Circle the best answer.

Only doing maths problems

Collecting, organising, and describing data to answer questions

Playing sports

Reading books

2. Which of these are examples of statistics in everyday life? Check all that apply.

Weather temperature reports

Sports scores and player statistics

Survey results about favourite foods

Your favourite colour

3. A variable is something that can change or be measured. Circle which of these is a variable.

The number 5

Students' favourite subjects

The word "statistics"

A calculator

4. What does "group of interest" mean in statistics?

A group that likes interesting things

Who or what the data is about

Students who are interested in maths

A club at school

🔍 Part 2: Investigative Questions and Variables

5. Read this investigative question: "What is the most popular pet among Year 7 students at our school?"

The variable is: ________________

The group of interest is: ________________

6. Write your own investigative question about your classmates. Make sure it involves data that can be collected.
7. For your investigative question above, identify:

Variable: ________________

Group of interest: ________________

8. Why is it important to ask questions politely and respect privacy when collecting data? Explain in 1-2 sentences.

📈 Part 3: Data Collection and Display

9. Imagine you collected data about favourite school subjects from 10 classmates. The results were:

Maths: 3 students, Science: 4 students, English: 2 students, Art: 1 student

Create a simple bar chart in the space below by drawing bars to show this data:

10. Based on the data above, what can you conclude about favourite school subjects in this group?
11. Name two things that are important when collecting accurate data:

1. ________________

2. ________________

12. How can statistics help us learn about the world around us? Give one example.

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