UK children's spending data

Read the text Maths and English on page 95 in your book and answer the questions.

What is statistics?

• A branch of mathematics that studies data.

• A branch of mathematics that studies the geometrical forms.

• A branch of mathematics that studies the numbers theory.

What does data mean?

• Information expressed in numbers.

• Temporal information given by hours, days, years etc.

How can data be expressed?

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What are the advantages of using tables, graphs, charts etc to express data?

• They present key information clearly.

• They exclude detailed information.

What are the disadvantages of using tables, graphs, charts etc to express data?

• They present key information clearly.

• They exclude detailed information.

How is data presented in the picture in the text?

• table

• graph

• pie chart

• bar chart

What's the chart about in the text?

• What children spent on in the UK in 2007.

• How children planned their budget in the UK in 2007.

• How much children spent in the UK in 2007.

• The evolution of children's consuming habits over time.

What was the children's biggest expense, according to the chart?

• Games, hobbies and entertainment.

• Clothing and footware.

• Cosmetics and personal care.

• Takeaways and school dinners.

By studying the chart, we can learn where children earned money.

• True.

• False.

What do the percentages of the chart add up to?

• 35%

• 100%

• 23%

• 50%