Stage3 Unit2 Managing Data

Which two of these problems could be solved by collecting data?

• choosing which biscuits to buy for a party

• creating a cake for a party

• deciding which games to play at a party

What data would you collect to help solve the problems

you chose in question 1?

Write the name of each coloured cell in this spreadsheet.

Which of these are types of formatting that can be used on data in cells?

Choose two correct answers.

• using the data to create a bar chart

• making the data appear in a familiar date format

• making the data appear as a currency with $

Why do we present data using charts?

• They look colourful.

• They make data easier and quicker to understand.

• They tell us the best questions to ask to collect data.

What is the name of this way of presenting data?

• Block graph

• Pictogram

• Bar Chart

Answer the following questions about the data in diagram.

a) Who did the most star jumps?

b) Who did the fewest star jumps?

c) Who did 25 star jumps?