Creating lists and tables helps us compare data, for things such as favourite sports, weather and many more things. We can then show our data in a bar graph, to help us compare our data.
Let's watch a video to see how.
Worked Examples
Question 1
Ben asked $35$35 people about how many siblings they have. He found that $12$12 people had no siblings, $15$15 people had one sibling, $3$3 people had two siblings and $5$5 people had three siblings.
Write Ben's results in the frequency table below.
Number of Siblings Frequency $0$0 $\editable{}$ $1$1 $\editable{}$ $2$2 $\editable{}$ $3$3 $\editable{}$
Question 2
Mr. Smith asked his $42$42 students about what they want to be when they grow up. $10$10 wanted to be a doctor, $12$12 wanted to be a teacher, $6$6 wanted to be a civil engineer, and $14$14 wanted to be a politician.
Which list shows the correct positions $A$A, $B$B, $C$C, $D$D.
| Job | Frequency |
|---|---|
| $A$A | $10$10 |
| $B$B | $12$12 |
| $C$C | $6$6 |
| $D$D | $14$14 |
A- teacher
B- doctor
C- politician
D- civil engineer
AA- doctor
B- politician
C- civil engineer
D- teacher
BA- politician
B- teacher
C- civil engineer
D- doctor
CA- doctor
B- teacher
C- civil engineer
D- politician
D
Question 3
The table shows the number of people who visited Disneyland between 2008 and 2012.
| Year | Number of people (in hundred thousands) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $158$158 |
| 2009 | $155$155 |
| 2010 | $155$155 |
| 2011 | $157$157 |
| 2012 | $160$160 |
Use the table to complete the chart.