Data Handling and Probability · Statistics and Probability

Representing Data

Creating and interpreting frequency polygons, scatter graphs, and stem and leaf diagrams.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can different data visualizations be used to support or hide specific trends?
  2. 2What does the correlation in a scatter graph tell us about the relationship between variables?
  3. 3Why might a frequency polygon be more useful than a bar chart for comparing two datasets?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Mathematics - Statistics
Year: Year 8
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Data Handling and Probability
Period: Statistics and Probability

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