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Mathematics: Statistics
Level indicator: Level 1 - Sort objects or whole number data and group these appropriately Level 2 - Present category and whole number data appropriately Level 3 - Present discrete data appropriately Level 4 - Preseant a wide range of statistical data appropriately Level 5 - Present comparative data in a variety of ways

Data display

Present a wide range of statistical data appropriately

 Statistics data display progression
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The task

The teacher provided the students with numerical data for the heart rates, before and after exercise, of each of the students in a class. He set the task: "Make a display comparing the students' heart rates before and after exercise."

Images of student problem solving process

Sarah's work shows that she is able to:

  • produce a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph with:
    • a title
    • appropriate stems
    • two sides labelled
  • sort, order, and record data correctly.

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