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Making Sense of Statistics

This collection of problems helps Stage 4 and 5 students to explore and make sense of statistics.

Statistical Shorts 
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow star

Can you decide whether these short statistical statements are always, sometimes or never true?

Stats Statements 
Age 16 to 18
Challenge Level Yellow star

Are these statistical statements sometimes, always or never true? Or it is impossible to say?

Which List Is Which? 
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Six samples were taken from two distributions but they got muddled up. Can you work out which list is which?

Data Matching 
Age 14 to 18
Challenge Level Yellow star

Use your skill and judgement to match the sets of random data.

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The Random World

Think that a coin toss is 50-50 heads or tails? Read on to appreciate the ever-changing and random nature of the world in which we live.

Probably a Code?

Is the regularity shown in this encoded message noise or structure?

The Wrong Stats

Why MUST these statistical statements probably be at least a little bit wrong?

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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