Do you know how to keep a tally ?
Rosey asks 15 of her friends what their favourite colour is. Here are their answers:
pink, blue, yellow, blue, green, pink, blue, blue, blue, pink, pink, blue, green, pink, blue
Count the number of each colour and fill in the table.
Colour | Number of friends |
---|---|
\text{Pink} | |
\text{Green} | |
\text{Blue } | |
\text{Yellow} |
We can use a frequency table to write a summary of the results with the number of times each item occurs.
Let's learn more about picture graphs in this video.
A class were asked to vote which sport they would like to play in their next lesson. The votes are shown in the picture graph.
Each image represents 1 vote.
How many students are in the class?
Which sport received the most votes?
Look at the key on a picture graph to help you understand what it is telling you.
selects appropriate methods to collect data, and constructs, compares, interprets and evaluates data displays, including tables, picture graphs and column graphs M