Data Handling and Statistics · Statistics

Interpreting Line Graphs

Reading and interpreting information in line graphs, including those representing change over time.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is a line graph more appropriate than a bar chart for showing temperature over a day?
  2. 2How can we use the slope of a line to describe the rate of change in a dataset?
  3. 3What information can be inferred from the points between the plotted data marks?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Mathematics - Statistics
Year: Year 5
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Data Handling and Statistics
Period: Statistics

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