Statistics Problems Year 8
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Examples Page Ref |
Problem
Title |
Objectives
Ref |
Description |
Key Words |
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Friendly
tennis |
Handling
Data |
Is it
possible to arrange a tennis schedule for a group of friends |
Investigate
data |
100, 206, 261 |
Mean
Square |
Calculate
Statistics, Puzzles |
A
Magic Square, using means |
Average,
Mean |
81, 91, 233,
261 |
Average
Speed |
Speed,
Averages |
A nice
introduction to ratio methods for combining average speeds over 2 sections
of a journey |
Speed,
Average |
281 |
Unbeatable
Dice |
2-Event Probability |
A nice way to
earn money in a Pub ?! |
Tree
diagram, Notation |
281 |
Number
Plates |
List all outcomes |
Who is most
likely to win this 'travel past-time' game ? |
Exhaustive |
257, 261 |
A
Mean Calculation |
Calculate
Statistics, Assumed Mean |
Using
smaller numbers to simplify the calculation of means of larger numbers |
Average,
Mean |
261 |
All
Means Possible |
Averages |
Constructing
an 'average' rod from two unequal rods |
Average,
Mean |
281 |
Fair's
Fair |
List
all outcomes, 2-Event Probability |
Can a pair
of dissimilar dice really make a 'fair pair' when thrown together?! |
Sample
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