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A Population Survey
Age 14 to 18
Challenge Level 
Are you good at estimating? We have written a survey inviting you to estimate the answer to a question, and then compare your estimate with all the other people who have had a go.
Before reading on, please complete this very short questionnaire* on your own to contribute your estimate (and please just make a reasonable guess if you don't "know" the answers):
(Only fill it in once!)
Once you have filled in the questionnaire, click "Show" to see the results so far:
This resource is part of the collection Statistics - Maths of Real Life
Before reading on, please complete this very short questionnaire* on your own to contribute your estimate (and please just make a reasonable guess if you don't "know" the answers):
(Only fill it in once!)
Once you have filled in the questionnaire, click "Show" to see the results so far:
* This anonymous survey is run through Google forms. Google only provides NRICH with the date and time that the questionnaire was completed and the responses to the actual questions asked. No other data is collected.
With thanks to Michael Posner of the Center for Statistics Education at Villanova University for suggesting this problem.
With thanks to Michael Posner of the Center for Statistics Education at Villanova University for suggesting this problem.
This resource is part of the collection Statistics - Maths of Real Life
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