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Data Handling and Presentation · Turn a question into a small data collection · 3:44

You'll learn: Record each response once in useful categories

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Turn a question into a small data collection

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What do we need to find out
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What do we need to find out
You'll learn: Turn a practical question into collectable responses

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Organise observations with tally marks

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Tallies help us keep count
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Tallies help us keep count
You'll learn: Record observations in groups of five
Turn tallies into a frequency table
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Turn tallies into a frequency table
You'll learn: Read category counts and verify totals

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Read a pictograph and its key

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A picture can stand for several objects
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A picture can stand for several objects
You'll learn: Use a key to interpret a pictograph
Half a symbol has a meaning too
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Half a symbol has a meaning too
You'll learn: Read a partial symbol when the key permits it

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Construct a pictograph

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Choose a useful pictograph key
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Choose a useful pictograph key
You'll learn: Balance space and accurate representation
Build and check the picture display
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Build and check the picture display
You'll learn: Convert counts into a titled labelled pictograph

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Choose and read a bar graph scale

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A bar height represents a count
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A bar height represents a count
You'll learn: Read categories and values from the axes
The scale determines the reading
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The scale determines the reading
You'll learn: Interpret equally spaced marks with different numerical steps
Read horizontal bars too
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Read horizontal bars too
You'll learn: Transfer the reading method to a horizontal graph

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Construct a labelled bar graph

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Plan the axes and scale
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Plan the axes and scale
You'll learn: Choose a scale that fits the largest count
Draw a complete bar graph
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Draw a complete bar graph
You'll learn: Plot counts with consistent widths and spacing
Repair a graph that misrepresents counts
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Repair a graph that misrepresents counts
You'll learn: Check baseline scale labels and bar heights

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Compare categories and justify conclusions

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Use a graph to answer a question
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Use a graph to answer a question
You'll learn: Find totals differences and most or least frequent categories
What can this survey actually tell us
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What can this survey actually tell us
You'll learn: Distinguish supported conclusions from guesses