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Integers, Powers and Roots

Types of Numbers

Products of Prime Factors, HCF and LCM

Laws of Indices

Standard Index Form

Algebraic Proofs

Sequences, Functions and Graphs

Coordinates

nth Term, First Terms and Sequences

Arithmetic Sequences and Series

Fibonacci Sequences

Linear Graphs

Quadratic, Cubic and Reciprocal Graphs

Transformations of Graphs

Quadratic nth Term

Set Notation

Functions Including Domain and Range

Area Under Graphs

Equations of Circles and Tangents

Lines, Angles and Shapes

Types of Shapes – 2D and 3D

Types of Lines and Angles

Angles – Point, Line, Opposite, Triangle

Interior and Exterior Angles

Angles in Parallel Lines

Proving Similarity and Congruence

Properties of Circles

Circle Theorems

Data – Interpreting Results

Venn and Carroll Diagrams

Tally Charts

Averages (Mode, Median, Mean and Range)

Stem and Leaf

Scatter Graphs and Correlation

Averages from Frequency Tables

Cumulative Frequency and Box Plots

Frequency Polygons and Moving Averages

Construction and Loci

Drawing and Measuring Lines and Angles

Drawing on Isometric Paper

Plans and Elevations

Scale Drawing

Constructing Triangles

Angle and Line Bisectors

Calculations and Accuracy

Four Operations

Directed (Negative) Numbers

Order of Operations 

Place Value

Money Calculations

Rounding and Estimating

Using a Calculator

Bounds (Limits of Accuracy)

Truncation and Error Intervals

Transformations

Reflection and Symmetry

Rotation and Rotational Symmetry

Translation

Enlargement

Describing Transformations

Tessellation

Simplifying and Substituting

Expanding Brackets

Factorising

Simplifying Algebraic Fractions

Ratio and Proportion

Simplifying Ratio

Dividing into a Ratio

Applied Ratio

Using the Bar Model

Pythagoras’ Theorem and Trigonometry

Pythagoras’ Theorem

SOH CAH TOA

Sine and Cosine Rules

Exact Values of Trigonometry

Trigonometry Review

Forming and Solving Equations

Function Machines

Solving Linear Equations

Worded Formulae

Rearranging Formulae

Solving Quadratic Equations

Deriving Expressions and Equations

Solving Simultaneous Equations

Area and Perimeter

Introduction to Area and Perimeter

Area and Perimeter using Formulae

Area and Circumference of Circles

Arcs and Sectors

Probability

Introduction to Probability

Frequency Trees and Systematic Listing

Two-Way Tables

Relative Frequency

Venn diagrams

Probability Trees

Volume and Surface Area

Cubes and Cuboids

Pyramids, Cones and Spheres

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

FDP Equivalence

Percentages

Reading and Interpreting Scales

Time Calculations

Metric Unit Conversions

Compound Measures

Real Life Graphs

Similar Shapes

Inequalities

Introduction to Inequalities

Linear Inequalities

Quadratic Inequalities

Statistical Inquiry

Frequency Polygons

Frequency Polygons and Moving Averages

Petersen Capture-Recapture

Introduction to differentiation

Differentiation and graphs

Differentiation and kinematics

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Data Handling

Data handling is considered one of the most important topics in statistics as it deals with collecting sets of data, maintaining security, and the preservation of the research data. The data here is a set of numbers that help in analyzing that particular set or sets of data. Data handling can be represented visually in the form of graphs. Let us learn more about this interesting concept, the different graphs used, and solve a few examples for better understanding.

Definition of Data Handling

Data Handling is the process of gathering, recording, and presenting information in a way that is helpful to analyze, make predictions and choices. Anything that can be grouped based on certain comparable parameters can be thought of as data . Parameters mean the context in which the comparison is made between the objects. Data handling usually represent in the form of pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, histograms , line graphs, stem and leaf plots , etc. All of them have a different purpose to serve. Have a look at the composition of the air that we have learned about in our science classes.

The constituents of air are presented with different colors in the form of parts of a pie. Do you think, a bar chart, line graph, or any other graphical representation would be able to communicate the information as effectively as this one. Definitely no. With a detailed study of each of them, you can clearly understand the purpose of each of them and use them suitably.

Types of Data

Data handling is performed depending on the types of data. Data is classified into two types, such as Quantitative Data and Qualitative Data. Quantitive data gives numerical information, while qualitative data gives descriptive information about anything. Quantitative can be either discrete or continuous data.

Important Terms in Data Handling

In data handling, there are 4 important terms or most frequently used terms that make it simple to understand the concept better. The terms are:

• Data: It is the collection of numerical figures of any kind of information
• Raw Data: The observation gathered initially is called the raw data.
• Range: It is the difference between the highest and lowest values in the data collection.
• Statistics : It deals with the collection, representation, analysis, and interpretation of numerical data.

Steps Involved in Data Handling

Following are the steps to follow in data handling:

Graphical Representation of Data Handling

Data handling can be represented in a number of graphical ways. Here is a list of various types of graphical representations of data that are very effective in data handling.

Bar graphs represent data in the form of vertical or horizontal bars showing data with rectangular bars and the heights of bars are proportional to the values that they represent. Bar graphs help in the comparison of data and this type of graph is most widely used in statistics. Look at the image below as an example.

Pictographs or Picture Graphs

Pictograph is a type of graph where information is represented in the form of pictures, icons, or symbols. It is the simplest form of representing data in statistics and data handling. Since the use of images and symbols are more in a pictograph, interpreting data is made easy along with representing a large number of data. Look at the example below for a better understanding.

Line Graphs

In data handling the data represented in the form of a line on a graph is the line graph . The graph helps in showcasing the different trends or changes in the data. The line segment plotted on the graph is constructed by connecting individual data points together. Look at the example below to understand it better.

A pie chart is data represented in a circular graph divided into smaller sectors to denote certain information. Pie charts help in showcasing the profit and loss for a business, while in school in showcasing the number depending on the data. This kind of chart is widely used in marketing sales. Look at the example below, the pie chart shows how people like the mentioned fruits from a group of 360.

Scatter Plot

Scatter plot represents the points and then the best fit line is drawn through some of the points. Any 3D data in data handling can be represented by a scatter plot. Look at the example below to understand it better.

Related Topic

Listed below are a few interesting topics related to data handling. Take a look.

• Absolute Value Graph
• Frequency Distribution Table
• Probability and Statistics

Examples on Data Handling

Example 1: Henry wants to introduce his 5-year-old daughter to data handling. Which type of graphical representation can he use for this?

As his daughter is just 5 years old, he should prefer using Pictograph to introduce data handling. In this representation, simple pictures like circles, stars are drawn to represent different data.

Example 2: How is data represented graphically?

Solution: Various types of graphs that can be used for representing data are:

• Scatter plot
• Pie chart/ Circle chart
• Picture graph

Depending on the purpose, a suitable graph can be chosen.

Example 3: Here is a review of an electronic product. Out of all the people who gave their reviews, 16 of them gave a 5-star rating to the product. Can you find out how many people provided their feedback in all?

Let the total reviews be x.

Number of people who gave 5 star = 16

Percentage of people who gave 5 star = 64%

So, number of people who gave 5 star = 64 % × x

16 = 64/100 × x

x = (16 × 64)/100

Therefore, 25 people gave reviews for the product

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FAQs on Data Handling

What is data handling.

Data Handling is the process of gathering, recording, and presenting information in a way that is helpful to analyze, make predictions and choices. There are two types of data handling namely quantitative data and qualitative data. Data handling can be represented through various graphs.

What are the Two Types of Data Handling?

The two types of data handling are qualitative data and quantitative data. Quantitive data gives numerical information, while qualitative data gives descriptive information about anything. Quantitative can be either discrete or continuous data.

What are the Steps Involved in Data Handling?

The six steps that are involved in data handling are:

• Collection of Data
• Presentation of Data
• Graphical Representation of Data
• Analyzing the Data

What are the Types of Graphical Representations in Data Handling?

There are numerous types of graphical representation for the data that are available. Some of the most extensively used graphical representations are :

What is the Difference Between Data and Information in Data Handling?

The term data refers to the collection of certain facts that are quantitive in nature like height, number of children, etc. Information on the other hand is a form of data after being processed, arranged, and presented in a form that gives meaning to the data.

What is the Difference Between the Chart and Graph?

The difference between chart and graph can be understood from the fact that - All graphs are charts but every chart is not a graph. Charts display data in the form of a diagram, table, or graph. So, the graph is just a pictorial way of presentation of information.

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Handling Data

This SMILE collection contains five resources of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching of handling data.

The resources cover analysing and interpreting data, collecting data, displaying data, logic and sets, and probability.

SMILE (Secondary Mathematics Individualised Learning Experiment) was initially developed as a series of practical activities for secondary school students by practising teachers in the 1970s. It became a complete individualised scheme based around a network of activity cards and assessments.

• Mathematics
• Activity sheet
• Include Physical Resources

Analysing and Interpreting Data

This SMILE resource contains two packs of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of analysing and interpreting data, from reading information from a bar chart to interpreting cumulative frequency graph.

Analysing and interpreting data pack one...

Collecting Data

This SMILE resource contains one pack of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of data collection.

Collecting data  contains five work cards with activities covering how to perform a vehicle survey, how to compare hand and foot size,...

Displaying Data

This SMILE resource contains one pack of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of displaying data.

Displaying data  contains fourteen work cards with a wide variety of activities covering drawing pie charts, drawing pictograms, using...

Logic and Sets

This SMILE resource contains four packs of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of logic and sets, from simple sorting activities to solving logic puzzles.

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Course: Class 6   >   Unit 9

• Intro to data handling
• Solving problems with picture graphs

Data handling 9.1

• Your answer should be
• an integer, like 6 ‍  
• an exact decimal, like 0.75 ‍  
• a simplified proper fraction, like 3 / 5 ‍  
• a simplified improper fraction, like 7 / 4 ‍  
• a mixed number, like 1   3 / 4 ‍  

Maths Sandpit

Secondary maths teaching inspiration, category archives: handling data, 342. revision jotters.

With the exams looming large, I thought I’d share how my class have been revising. To give you some context roughly a third of the class are doing Foundation GCSE, aiming for at least a Grade 4. The rest are doing Higher and aiming for a Grade 5 or better. We have three, one hour, lessons a week. I’m rotating between doing an exam paper, a whole class revision activity (eg a revision clock) and tiered revision.

I know if I tell the students to revise independently the results are going to be mixed. Some will be brilliant, some will be more laid back. To resolve this I pick a topic (or two) from each tier that I know they need to improve on from or that they have requested. It’s helpful if there is a theme to the work. I’ve recently done things like y=mx+c (F) with plotting inequalities (H).

Now the genius part: PixiMaths revision jotters

How to run the session

Photocopy a big stack of revision jotters. If you are doing black and white copying, use the b&w version. We requested the b&w version and, because PixiMaths is awesome, it is now on the website.

Clearly put on the board which topic each tier is revising

Eg Foundation: exact trig values, Higher: trig graphs

Give students 5-10 minutes to fill their revision jotters with everything they know. Have textbooks or maths dictionaries available to fill in the gaps. You may find that Higher students want to do the Foundation topic too – no problem, just make sure they have two jotters. Due to the complexity of the Higher topic, they will need more time to make initial notes.

My students are allowed headphones in revision sessions. At this point it’s headphones in for Higher and out for Foundation.

Do a skills recap on the board (exact trig values), with maybe an exam question too. Students can ask questions on the topic and add to their jotter. Then have a worksheet for students to do eg Corbett Maths or KeshMaths GCSE exam questions booklets. They can refer to their revision jotter or scan the Corbett Maths QR code for extra help.

Swap over. Headphones in for Foundation and out for Higher.

Repeat the process for Higher, with drawing trigonometric graphs. Issue an appropriate worksheet.

Once you’re done, make a judgement call. Are there students who could push it further? Maybe transform a trig graph or problem solve? Go for it. Foundation are busy, Higher are busy, spend some time stretching your most able. Every mark counts.

A huge thank you to PixiMaths for the revision jotters (and everything else).

Examples of students’ work

Shared with permission of students. You can see that they have personalised them to meet their needs and some are a work in progress. Also, the b&w jotter photocopies so nicely.

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333. resource of the week.

Just a quick resource for you today and apologies if you are already using this!

Not some new ‘youth slang’, but an amazing online tool. Students have an individual card with each side labelled A, B, C or D. You ask a multiple choice or True/False question, they hold up their card with their answer at the top, you scan the class set of cards.

It really is that simple and here is what to do to get started:

• Create a free account at www.plickers.com
• Download the app to a portable device with a camera (phone, tablet etc)
• Print out the cards
• Allocate the cards to your class on the website
• Stick the cards in your students’ books
• Set a question
• Scan the cards

I have a tablet device that I use for school purposes as I keep my phone for personal use. The only problem I had was my android tablet doesn’t have a light source or as high quality camera as my phone, but we sorted that by having students move to a brighter part of the room for scanning. Instant feedback with no handheld devices!

Finally I have to say a huge thank you to Mr L, our trainee teacher, for introducing this to the Department.

330. Still Dancing Men

You may already know about my blog posts on the ‘Dancing Man’ cipher. If not, check them out here;

34. The Dancing Cipher

97. The Dancing Cipher (part two)

Now, I have two parallel classes and I want to set the Dancing Man project as a homework, but they’ll be doing the task at different, but overlapping times. I don’t want the second class to have an unfair advantage, so I’ve written a second task. All the instructions are the same, but it’s a different text. I’m not sure whether to give each class a different text or whether to randomly assign both texts within both classes to avoid copying/generate confusion.

This text is a little more interesting than the last one … think zombies!

You can download an advanced (Beta?) copy below and I’ll update you on how it went, after I’ve done it.

Dancing Men Project 2

Letter frequency analysis project answer B

318. Election Stats

Very quick post!

If you are doing any form of data work, here is a great website to discuss bad graphs.

Skepchick Bad Election graphs

My GCSE class loved it. The image above was also a head-scratcher – how can you explain what is going on?

314. Maths is a foreign language 

If I had £1 for every time I heard ‘I don’t get it!’, I could probably buy a new (modestly sized) car. That phrase is banned in my classroom. What does ‘get’ mean? What is ‘it’? Did you actually read the question?

And there we have it: reading the question.

Today’s little life skill strategy can work for all levels of literacy – because you don’t need any! I’ve taught a lot of students who just shut down when they see wordy questions and don’t look at the big picture – literally. There can be a really obvious diagram and they will skip the question. They just don’t try!

Now as you may be aware, I’m based in Wales in the UK. For those outside the UK, Wales is a principality within Great Britain. Although everyone speaks english, the traditional mother tongue is welsh – it’s particularly spoken in the North/West of the country. If you attend a welsh language school, you can do all your exams in welsh. A GCSE is called a TGAU.

But why am I telling you this?

Well, this means that the WJEC/CBAC exam board publishes their exam papers in welsh and english. Identical papers, different languages. I teach over the border in England, where only one or two students per year can speak welsh. This is where it gets interesting …

I went through a welsh language ‘Mathemateg’ paper and picked out the questions which involved diagrams – I also picked out the matching English questions so I was clear on the questions (not a native welsh speaker, just a learner). I gave my GCSE class the Welsh questions and told them to figure out what was going on. After the initial disbelief they had a really good go at the questions. Their comments included:

‘Well, it’s obvious it’s a tally chart’ 

This idea can be used with any bilingual exam board or any language that you speak that the students don’t. It’s a good tool for getting over ‘question blindness ‘ and literacy confidence issues too.

These are the exam papers I used:

WJEC GCSE Maths 

CBAC TGAU Mathemateg

If you look at the web addresses there is one digit difference to differentiate between the languages, meaning if you go on the WJEC english language website you can find the welsh equivalent by swapping a 0 for a 5 in the second to last digit.

308. Zombie stats

I’ve used word length analysis for years as a source of comparative statistics. The concept is easy – you take a children’s book and a grown up book and compare the word lengths of the first 20, 40, 80 words. After you collect the information in a table, you can use this data to compare averages and the range.

Image credit: www.comingsoon.net But what texts to use? Well – you can’t beat a bit of Dr Seuss, but what grown up text could you use. I can highly recommend this extract from ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’:

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame Smith

Not only will you be investigating mathematical concepts, but you might just be inspiring a student to pick up a book and read. Update: If you use the first chapter (say thirty words) of ‘Pride & Prejudice & Zombies’ you get some interesting data. The range is wide, but the highest frequency word length is just two. It’s a great conversation piece – why does this happen? The language is a very precise parody of 19th prose with all the correct connectives and no contractions eg ‘it is’ not ‘it’s’.

305. Get Carter

Seriously, you need to Get Carter ….

Or rather head over to the amazing website by Mr Darren Carter: MrCarterMaths.com

I don’t know where to start – in a few clicks you have access to tiered questions on a multitude of topics with answers. Answer in an exercise book or on a mini whiteboard – it’s genius! Another click and the questions change.

If that wasn’t enough, you can print out individual worksheets at each level – differentiation without a headache.

I chose to print out the three tiers and award them points. Bronze = 1 point, Silver = 2 points, Gold = 3 points. I put together a cover sheet with instructions and the students instantly had control of their homework. All I asked for was 20 points of answers. The ones who need the practise can do lots of low scoring questions, the ones who need a challenge can do fewer questions at a harder level. My task is available to download below (full credit to Mr Carter given) – It prints nicely as an A5 booklet.

Tiered Proportion Homework Booklet

Once you’ve visited the site, follow him on Twitter @MrCarterMaths

Data Handling Questions

The data handling questions and answers are provided here for students to understand the concept better. Data handling is one of the most crucial topics, which is very helpful in our studies as well as in our real life. The data handling questions given here can be used by students of any class to get a fast overview of the topics. Practise the questions, and cross-verify your answer with the explanations provided here. To know more about data handling in statistics, click here .

Go through the below-provided data handling questions and answers and practise the questions to score good marks in the examination.

Data Handling Questions with Solutions

1. What are the different types of graphical representations?

The different types of graphical representations are:

• Frequency table, and so on.

2. Is the bar graph can be drawn using vertical bars?

Yes, the bar graph can be drawn using vertical bars as well as horizontal bars.

3. The representation of data through pictures is known as _____.

Pictograph helps to represent the data through pictures.

4. The following pictograph shows the number of letters collected from a post box on each day of a particular week.

(Hint: Each letter symbol represents 10 letters)

On which day, the minimum number of letters were collected?

Given that, each letter symbol represents 10 letters.

Hence, Monday = 70 letters

Tuesday = 50 letters

Wednesday = 40 letters

Thursday = 60 letters

Friday = 80 letters

Saturday = 30 letters

Therefore, the minimum number of letters were collected on Saturday.

Also, read: Pictograph .

5. If H represents 5 hens, then how many hens does HHHH represent?

Given that, H = 5 Hens

Hence, HHHH = (5 + 5 + 5 + 5) hens

HHHH = 20 hens.

Therefore, HHHH represents 20 hens.

6. If each ⇑ symbol represents 15 houses, then ⇑⇑⇑⇑ represents how many houses?

Given that, ⇑ = 15 houses

Hence, ⇑⇑⇑⇑ = (15 + 15 + 15 + 15 ) houses

⇑⇑⇑⇑ = 60 houses.

Therefore, ⇑⇑⇑⇑ represents 60 houses.

7. The following frequency distribution table shows the marks obtained by 45 students in the English subject (out of 50 marks).

Find out which two classes have the same frequency.

From the given frequency table, two-class intervals have the same frequency (i.e., 6).

Therefore, the two-class intervals that have the same frequency are 10 – 20 and 40 – 50.

8. The bar graph shows the frequency of a, e, i, o, u in the piece of English writing.

• Which letter has occurred the maximum number of times?
• Which letter has occurred less than 30 times?
• Write down the 5 letters in the decreasing order of frequency?

From the bar graph, it is observed that,

• The letter that has occurred the maximum number of times is “a”.
• The letter that has occurred less than 30 times is “u”.
• Five letters in the decreasing order of frequency are a, e, o, i, u.

9. Look at the below-given pictograph, answer the following questions:

• Find out the number of persons employed in private service?
• In which service, the maximum number of persons were employed?

Given that, one symbol = 3000 persons.

(a) The number of persons employed in private service = 6 × 3000 = 18000 persons.

(b) The maximum number of persons were employed in government service.

I.e., 10 × 3000 = 30000 persons.

10. Draw the pie chart for the given observations, that shows the survey of different types of movies.

From the given observation, total = 20.

Now, divide each value by 20 and multiply by 100 to get the percentage.

Action – (5/20)100 = 25%

Comedy – (4/20)100 = 20%

Romance = (6/20)100 = 30%

Sci-Fi = (4/20)100 = 20%

Drama = (1/20)100 = 5%

Now, we have to find the degree of each slice (sector).

Action – (5/20)360°= 90°

Comedy – (4/20)360°= 72°

Romance = (6/20)360°=108°

Sci-Fi = (4/20)360°= 72°

Drama = (1/20)360°= 18°

Hence, the pie chart for the obtained information is:

Practice Questions

• If O represents the 20 eggs, then OOO represents how many eggs?
• The following pictograph shows the amount of money saved by Ramya in a week.

How much money did Ramya save on Wednesday?

• The daily earnings of 24 stores (in dollars) in a market was recorded as 715, 742, 650, 545, 685, 550, 700, 573, 610, 530, 680, 525, 736, 524, 585, 500, 545, 723, 532, 560, 625, 580, 645, 630. Create a frequency table taking equal class sizes.

(Note: One such class is 500-550, where 550 is not Included)

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Data Handling

We all come across such a huge amount of data whether the marks, attendance, numbers and a lot more.

We all need to arrange these data according to our need so that in future the accessibility of the data is easy. Here we are going to learn about the handling of the data and how it has to be done.

• A data is a collection of numbers gathered to give some information .
• Data is recorded according to the requirement and then it is stored either in a tabular form or some graphical or pictorial so that in future it can be accessed and used.
• The most common and easiest way to represent and store a data is through tally marks.
• Gathering and recording information and then presenting it in a way that it is meaningful to others is called as Data Handling.  

For example, when we watch a cricket match the runs scored by the batsmen, by the team, the wickets were taken by the bowler, the run rate etc are all recorded. These all are data and how the recording of data and presenting them in front of the viewers such that they are able to understand it is called as Data Handling.

Tally Chart

• The most commonly used method of data handling is the tally graph method.
• In this method, the data is represented using the straight horizontal sticks in a group of or less, where each stick represents a data.

We all can see in the following tally chart that which is the favorite part of Christmas of how many people and here each of the tally marks shows a single person who likes that part of Christmas.

• A pictograph represents data through pictures of objects. It helps answer the questions on the data at a glance.
• Pictographs are often used by dailies and magazines to attract reader’s attention.
• In simple words, in the pictograph, we use pictures to represent the data instead of tally marks.

Example 1 : The following pictograph represents the data of the number of books sold in a week at a library. After analyzing the graph answer the following questions.  

• Find the number of books sold on Saturday.
• Find the day on which the minimum and a maximum number of books are sold.

Solution : a) The number of books sold on Saturday was 7.

• b) The minimum number of books sold was on Thursday and Friday and maximum number was sold on Wednesday.  
• Since representing data in the form of pictographs is really difficult and consuming hence we require a better way to represent the data in a more effective manner.
• When bars of uniform width can be drawn horizontally or vertically with equal spacing between in such a manner that the length of each bar represents the given quantity.
• Such method of representing data is called a bar diagram or a bar graph.

Example 2: The following graphs shows the numbers of students whose birthdays fall on the month of January to February. Study the graph properly and answer the following question:

• Find the number of students who have their birthday in the month of May and August.
• Find the month on which the maximum number of students have their birthdays.  
• Find the months on which the same number of students have their birthdays.

Solution : After analyzing the graph

a) 8 students have their birthdays on May and only 1 student has his birthday in August.

b) On the month of June 10 students have their birthdays.

  c) On the month February and November 4 students have their birthdays.

Practice Questions

Q1) Analyze the graph and answer the following questions:  

How many apples are sold in the month of February?

b) In which month maximum and in which the minimum number of apples were sold?

Q2) Analyze the graph and answer the following questions:

  a) In which month maximum rainfall took place?

b) In which month minimum rainfall took place?

Recap  

• A data is a collection of numbers gathered to give some information.
• The graphical representation of data in vertical as well as horizontal bars is known as a bar graph.

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GCSE Maths Revision Questions on Data Handling - One Question Per Topic

Subject: Mathematics

Age range: 14-16

Resource type: Assessment and revision

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Just got Yhe questions about statistics :one question pertopic handling data but Can't find answers .Pls send me link for answers

Really helpful for yr 11 revision

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