Over the last two weeks we have been exploring statistics. We talked about what statistics is used for in our everyday lives, including how statistics might be helpful at a school and a nationwide level. We discussed how local governments needed to know lots of statistical information about who lives in their area to determine how many schools they need, medical services and emergency services. Big companies use statistics to keep track of their products - what is selling and what is not. There were so many ways that statistics were useful - we were surprised!
We have been focusing on interpreting graph data and making statements that are clear and specific. To do this we have been using bar graphs, dot plots and stem and leaf graphs.
See some of our student work samples below.
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| Briar's ice cream dot plot example. |
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| Liam Brady has been working hard in maths this week - here is an example of one of his bar graphs. |
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