10.07 Making statistical comparisons
Interactive practice questions
Classes 7M and 9C were surveyed about whether they should receive more maths homework. The results are displayed in the table below.
| Agreed | Disagreed | |
|---|---|---|
| 7M | $6$6 | $24$24 |
| 9C | $8$8 | $24$24 |
Are these results likely to be representative of the student population?
Yes
No
What can we conclude from this data?
Most students agreed that they should do more homework.
Most students disagreed that they should do more homework.
The opinion of the students was evenly split.
An online survey was run over two separate weeks to see if residents in a council area agreed with a new regulation. The results are shown in the table below.
Tricia wanted to find if students at her school believed that more school funding should go towards sports.
To find this, she surveyed the students who took her bus as well as students on her athletics team.
The results are shown in the table below.
The runs scored by each player in a cricket match are displayed below.