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Colin Foster
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Statistical Calculations
These nine instant maths ideas explore a variety of statistical calculations. The first task asks students to discuss a spider diagram depicting descriptive statistics. Other tasks explore misconceptions when calculating different averages and consider which average is the most appropriate to use in different situations. Student resource sheets to accompany the tasks include: * a task sheet containing probing questions on mean, mode and median * a task sheet in which students state whether the given statements are possible or impossible when considering mean, mode, median and range * a sheet describing the advantages and disadvantages of the three different ways of calculating an average * a source sheet containing different journey times * a sheet explaining how to find a variety of different statistical calculations.
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