Data Detectives: Statistics and Probability · Statistics and Probability

Data Collection and Representation

Designing surveys and using line graphs to show trends over time.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can the scale of a graph change the way information is perceived?
  2. 2Why is a line graph more appropriate than a bar graph for showing temperature changes?
  3. 3What makes a survey question unbiased and effective?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M5ST01
Year: Year 5
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Data Detectives: Statistics and Probability
Period: Statistics and Probability

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