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Averages and Range

excel finding averages and range you type in a set of numbers, and excel works out the mean, median, mode and range whenever you click the buttons. Please Note: See technical issues if you are having trouble getting excel files to work properly!
word interesting questions about averages four questions about averages that pupils might find more interesting than the usual ones from the textbook
powerpoint averages puzzle a nice puzzle that tests pupils' ability to interpret information and use knowledge of averages
tarsia jigsaw averages jigsaw a match up activity testing pupils' knowledge of all three averages and the range
powerpoint importance of averages  a cricket example which illustrates the importance of choosing the correct average
powerpoint recap of averages and range a recap of mean, median, mode and range, complete with some catchy little poems!
       
       
Moving Averages
excel moving averages provides and editable set of data, and plots both the data points and the moving average
       
       
Probability
tarsia jigsaw probability jigsaw pupils must match up outcomes with their probabilities
excel probability bingo the computer rolls two dice, adds the scores, and keeps a record of the results on a grid. good for playing bingo and introducing sample spaces
excel probability games lots of games to introduce important concepts of probability
excel tree diagrams generates an infinite number of simple tree diagrams, both with replacement and without 
flash player coin races probability experiments involving tossing different numbers of coins
flash player quincunx a nice simple version of a quincunx
flash player probability tools a nice package of tools for introducing and developing important probability concepts
powerpoint playing cards pictures of all 52 playing cards, just in case you ever need them!
flash player probability simulator a very good way of seeing and recording the outcomes of different coin and dice experiments
       
       
Raw Data
excel world stats lots of statistics about lots of the world's countries
excel random number generator a very basic random number generator with editable parameters
autograph lottery data data from the last 10 years of the national lottery which can be quickly put into statistical diagrams
       
       
Reading Scales
flash player throwing a fun game testing pupils' ability to read a number of different scales
       
       
Statistical Diagrams
powerpoint labeling axis pupils must identify the mistakes made when setting out each of these four sets of scales
flash player handy bar graph a simple program allowing you to quickly create a colourful bar graph  
flash player statistical diagrams you change the values in the frequency table and observe what happens to the pie chart, bar chart and box and whisker diagram.
powerpoint displaying data a quick example of different ways of displaying the same data
powerpoint interpreting pie and bar charts questions requiring pupils to read information from pie charts and bar charts
powerpoint cumulative frequency and box plots a lesson, complete with an interactive example, for teaching cumulative frequency and box plots
powerpoint scatter diagrams three interesting examples to introduce the concepts of scatter diagrams and correlation
excel cumulative frequency change data values and see the effect on the cumulative frequency diagram. allows you to work out the median as well!
powerpoint interpreting diagrams pupils are presented with a statement and a diagram and they must decide if the diagram supports the statement or not
powerpoint stem and leaf a lesson teaching the basics of stem and leaf diagrams with a nice colourful example
       
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