Maths Stats 1

The process of statistics involves:

• collecting data

• Making opinions without using facts

• Organising data

• Recording facts

• Presenting information

True or false: Data needs to be analysed and understood to be useful

• True

• False

Why are statistics important?

• Helps us solve world wide problems

• Useful for simplifying big problems

• So that we can know every piece of information in all it's complexity

• Useful for wise decision making

Select all that are true:

• Statistics can challenge what we think and believe about the world

• Statistics are used to persuade people

• Statistics are always accurate because they are facts

Choose the best definition for data:

• The amount of internet used

• The numbers

• Graphs and charts

• A collection of factual information

• Conclusions based on the numbers

What type of data is the colour of a car?

• Categorical

• Numerical (Discrete)

• Numerical (Continuous)

What type of data is the measurement of temperature?

• Numerical (continuous)

• Numerical (Discrete)

• Categorical

What type of data is the number of children in a family?

• Categorical

• Numerical (continuous)

• Numerical (discrete)

Numerical data that allows all values without gaps is called:

• Continuous

• Discrete

Numerical data that has separate numbers with gaps is called:

• Continuous

• Discrete