Two Poems
Introduction
What is maths for? That is a very common question that gets asked all the time! Below is an example of how we can use maths in an English lesson!
Take a look at the two poems below. Which one is easier to read?
What is it about that poem which makes it easier to read?
How could we use statistics to show whether it is easier to read?
Support
Consider using a frequency table/ tally chart. What would be the headings of the two/ three columns?
What calculations can you now use the frequency table for? Take a look at this video if you are unsure what to do and how to do it.
Now that you have these calculations, what inferences (a.k.a. deductions/conclusions) can you make about which poem is easier to read?
Does this match your expectations?
Extension
Learn how to make a frequency table/ tally chart and a bar chart on Googlesheets. Take a look here.
Write this up properly using this statistics report template.
Further Practice
Some useful topics to learn/ review are calculating mean, mode, median and range from a frequency table. If you need to, you are encouraged to look at the relevant skills on DrFrostMaths, CorbettMaths, MyiMaths and Eedi. Watch any video and/or go through any online lesson as you see fit.
Variationtheory
Mr Bartion's variationtheory has some excellent questions to for you to practise. To make the most of these questions, take a look at the prompts below to help you think more deeply:
mode - there are some deliberate wrong answers - can you spot which ones? Can you explain what the mistakes are?
mean/ mean v2 - what has changed from one question to another? How will that affect the answer? Now show that your prediction is right/wrong by doing the calculations to check.
median - what has changed from one question to another? How will that affect the answer? Now show that your prediction is right/wrong by doing the calculations to check.
watch this video for a more difficult way for working out the median from a frequency table. This may be more difficult than the one shown in the video but it's more useful when you have a bigger set of data.
Further Questions and Challenges
Now that you have learnt how to find the averages from the frequency table, can you go backwards? What if the mean is given to you? Try the questions below from Don Steward:
Extension
Stem and Leaf Diagram is a good way of presenting the data. Here is a video of how to draw it. You can use this to make it on Geogebra. You can also calculate the mean, mode, median and range from it. This video shows you how.
For more practice, look at the relevant skills on DrFrostMaths, CorbettMaths, MyiMaths and Eedi.. Watch any video and/or go through any online lesson as you see fit.