topic badge
Australia
Year 6

13.07 Data in the media

Interactive practice questions

Did you know most of your body is made of water?

This graph shows on average, the percent of water that different body parts are composed of, as well as the average total percent of water in the body.

a

Which body part is comprised of $80%$80% water?

cells

A

blood

B

brain

C

muscles

D
b

Which body part is comprised of $5%$5% more water than muscles?

blood

A

brain

B

cells

C
Medium
1min

The bar graph shows the results of a survey asking what issues were “very important” to American voters.

Easy
< 1min

In Britain, the Natural Environment Research Council decided to crowd-search a name for its latest polar research vessel.

Use the information in the diagram to answer the following questions.

Easy
< 1min

The bar graph shows the results of a survey asking what issues were “very important” to American voters.

Easy
< 1min
Sign up to access Practice Questions
Get full access to our content with a Mathspace account

Outcomes

AC9M6ST01

interpret and compare data sets for ordinal and nominal categorical, discrete and continuous numerical variables using comparative displays or visualisations and digital tools; compare distributions in terms of mode, range and shape

AC9M6ST02

identify statistically informed arguments presented in traditional and digital media; discuss and critique methods, data representations and conclusions

What is Mathspace

About Mathspace