Pictograms and tally charts (age 11+)
Construct and interpret frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, pictograms, and vertical line charts for both categorical and grouped numerical data, choosing appropriate representations for the data type
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“When your child collects data for a project, can they choose the right type of chart to display it — and draw it accurately with correct labels and a suitable scale?”
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- Activity. Construct and interpret frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, pictograms, and vertical line charts for both categorical and grouped numerical data, choosing appropriate representations for the data type
What to notice. Construct a grouped frequency table from raw continuous data, choosing appropriate class intervals • Draw a pie chart by calculating the angle for each category • Interpret a bar chart comparing two data sets and draw a conclusion about the difference
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When your child collects data for a project, can they choose the right type of chart to display it — and draw it accurately with correct labels and a suitable scale?
Construct and interpret frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, pictograms, and vertical line charts for both categorical and grouped numerical data, choosing appropriate representations for the data type
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- Construct a grouped frequency table from raw continuous data, choosing appropriate class intervals
- Draw a pie chart by calculating the angle for each category
- Interpret a bar chart comparing two data sets and draw a conclusion about the difference
“When your child collects data for a project, can they choose the right type of chart to display it — and draw it accurately with correct labels and a suitable scale?”
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- Type
- Representational
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Data & Statistics
- Age range
- Ages 11–13
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