Week 5: Statistics and Probability

Question 1

What is the process of creating a graph?

Answer 1

1. Collect
2. Organise
3. Represent
4. Interpret
5. Communicate

Question 2

What are the features of a graph?

Answer 2

1. Title
2. Labelled Axis
3. Scales
4. Bars

Question 3

What is a Title?

Answer 3

Explains what the graph is about

Question 4

What is a labelled axis?

Answer 4

What kind of data is shown

Question 5

What is a scale?

Answer 5

Number of units used in each entry

Question 6

What is a bar?

Answer 6

Ruler that measures the data

Question 7

What are the three types of graphs?

Answer 7

1. Real - actual objects placed on the floor or table
2. Picture - uses images of the things that have been measured
3. Abstract - symbols representing real objects.

Question 8

What are some examples of probability vocabulary?

Answer 8

likely, unlikely, maybe, certain, uncertain, chance, possible, impossible, more likely, least likely.

Question 9

What are some activities?

Answer 9

• Heads ‘n’ tales
• Bar graph (Peoples birthdays)
• Drawing objects from a bag and recording results
• Dice race
• Smartie chart