Resources tagged with: Measures of spread
There are 7 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Measures of spread, you may find related items under Handling, processing and representing data.
Broad Topics > Handling, processing and representing data > Measures of spread
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Half a Minute
Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?
Age 11 to 14
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About Average
Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?
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How Would You Score It?
Invent a scoring system for a 'guess the weight' competition.
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May the Best Person Win
How can people be divided into groups fairly for events in the Paralympics, for school sports days, or for subject sets?
Age 5 to 16
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Maximum Scattering
Your data is a set of positive numbers. What is the maximum value that the standard deviation can take?
Age 16 to 18
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Spread
Given the mean and standard deviation of a set of marks, what is the greatest number of candidates who could have scored 100%?
Age 16 to 18
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