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