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Unit 10 : Investigating
Statistics
Flow 2: Frequency Tables

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 David Blackwell Remarkable People

1919 -
2010
David Blackwell was an American statistician and
mathematician, famous for his work on probability
and game theory, especially infinite games.

Early on, he showed a talent for mathematics and

went to the University of Illinois with the aim of
becoming an elementary school teacher.
Blackwell encountered many obstacles that he
should never have had to face but he never stopped pushing his limits. He
broke racial barriers in 1965 when he was named the first African American
member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
.
“Try everything and keep looking until you find something
Key Questions

How can we represent large lists of data in a

frequency table?
What is frequency data?
How can we calculate averages from frequency
tables?

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Assessment Checklist
● I can calculate averages and spreads from a frequency table (of
ungrouped data)
● I can construct a suitable frequency table for a data set,
including making decisions about appropriate categories

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 Key Terminology

Definition Characteristic
s
•Usually collected in a frequency table
Data that counts how many of the •Requires a lot of subjects that fit into a
subjects meet certain criteria reasonably small set of criteria
•Can be qualitative or quantitative
•If data is continuous, then it is
typical to group it for in order to count
frequency
Frequency Data
Examples Non-Examples

Counting the number of Measuring the temperature

cars of different makes. each hour of the day to track its
Counting the number of absences changes
each day for a form group over a
term. Recording the name of each
member of a class
 Representation
How many siblings do you have?
Stand by the correct number in the classroom

0
1
2
3
4+
 Representation
How many siblings do you have?
Stand by the correct number in the classroom

0 |||| 4

1 |||| || 7

2 |||| |||| | 11

3 |||| | 6

4+ ||| 3
 Representation
How could we represent this
in a frequency tree?
What would be the titles of
each column?
 Representation
How many siblings do you have?

Number of Siblings Frequency

0 4

1 7

2 11

3 6

4+ 3
 Representation
How many siblings do you have?

Number of Siblings Frequency

 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Goals Number of
Matches

0 2

1 1

2 4

3 3
How can we write out this data?

0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3
 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Goals Number of
Matches

0 2
0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3
1 1

2 4

3 3

How can we calculate the mean, median, mode and range?

 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Goals Number of
Matches 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3
0 2

1 1

2 4

3 3

Mean = 0 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 18 = 1.8
10
 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Goals Number of
Matches 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3
0 2

1 1

2 4

3 3

Median = 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3
=2+2=4=2
2
 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Goals Number of
Matches 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3
0 2

1 1

2 4

3 3

Mode = 2
 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Goals Number of
Matches 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3
0 2

1 1

2 4

3 3

Range = 3 - 0 = 3
How could we calculate the Representation

averages and spread from the

table?
Robbie played ten football matches for
his school team.
The number of goals scored in each
game are shown in the table.

Goals Number of
Matches

0 2

1 1

2 4

3 3
 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Mean = find the total number of goals scored divide by total

number of matches
Goals Number of
Matches
x 0
0 2
x 1 Mean = 18 ፥ 10 =
1 1 1.8 goals
x 8
2 4
x 9
3 3
1 1
0 8
 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Median = the middle data value

Goals Number of
There are 10 data values.
Matches
1st, 2nd values
So the middle value is the
0 2 5.5th
3rd value
1 1
The 5.5th value is in this
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th value
2 4 group
8th, 9th, 10th value
3 3
Median = 2 goals
 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Mode = the most common number of goals scored in a match

Goals Number of
Matches

0 2

1 1
The highest
2 4 frequency is 4

3 3
Mode = 2 goals
 Representation
Averages from a frequency table
Robbie played ten football matches for his school team.
The number of goals scored in each game are shown in the table.

Range = the difference between the greatest and least number of

goals
Goals Number of
Matches

0 2

1 1

2 4

3 3
Range = 3 - 0 = 3
goals
 Checkpoint Key
Representation
Terminology

The number of pairs of

trainers owned by a class Pairs of
Frequency
of 20 students has been trainers

collected:
2, 5, 1, 4, 2, 2, 4, 5, 1, 2
1, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 1, 5, 3

Show this in the frequency

table
 Checkpoint - Answers Key
Representation
Terminology

The number of pairs of

trainers owned by a class Pairs of
Frequency
of 20 students has been trainers

collected: 1 4

2, 5, 1, 4, 2, 2, 4, 5, 1, 2 2 6

3 3
1, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 1, 5, 3
4 3

5 4
Show this in the frequency
table
 Checkpoint Key
Representation
Terminology

The ages of children at a

drama club is recorded in
the frequency table.
(i) Calculate the modal age
(ii) Calculate the mean age
(iii) Calculate the median
age
(iv) Calculate the range of
ages
 Checkpoint - Answers Key
Representation
Terminology

(i) Calculate the modal age = 7 years old

(ii) Calculate the mean age = 6.5 years old
(iii) Calculate the median age = 7 years old
(iv) Calculate the range of ages = 3 years
Independent Tasks

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 Fluency
2.1 Create a frequency table from
a list of discrete data
1. The table shows information about the number of goals scored in a game by
a football team.

The team scored a total of 55 goals.

Find the value of x.

2. Amanda collected 20 leaves and wrote down their lengths, in cm.

Here are her results.

5 6 5 2 4 5 8 7 5 4
7 6 4 3 5 7 6 4 8 5

Complete the frequency table to show Amanda’s results.

 Fluency
2.1 Create a frequency table from
a list of discrete data
3. A year 7 class complete a survey to find out how many pets each student has.
Number of Tally Frequency
Here are the results: pets

1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 2
4 3 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 4 1

(a) Complete the frequency table to show the results

(b) How many students have 1 pet?
(c) How many students have 2 pets?

4. Rosie had 12 boxes of drawing pins.

She counted the number of drawing pins in each box.

Here are the results:

4 5 1 2 2 4 0 3 0 1 2 3

Construct a frequency table to show the results.

 Fluency
2.1 Create a frequency table from
a list of discrete data
5. Andy did a survey of the number of cups of coffee some teachers at his school had
drunk yesterday.
The frequency table shows his results.
(a) How many people did Andy ask?
(b) How many people said 5 cups of coffee?
(c) What was the largest number of cups of coffee anyone had drunk?

6. Data has been collected on the number of times some

students exercise a week.
This has been summarised in the frequency table below.
(a) How many students were surveyed?
(b) How many students exercised three times a week?
(c) What was the greatest number of times a student exercised
each week?
(d) What was the least popular number of times a student exercised
In a week?
 Fluency: Answers
2.1 Create a frequency table from
a list of discrete data
1. x = 26 goals

2. 3. (a) of
Number Tally Frequency
pets

0 || 2

1 |||| ||| 8

2 |||| | 6

3 |||| 4

4 || 2

(b) 8 students
(c) 6 students
2.1 Create a frequency table from Fluency: Answers

a list of discrete data

4. Number of Frequency
pins

0 2

1 2

2 3

3 2

4 2

5 1

5. (a) 22 teachers (b) 8 teachers (c) 6 cups

6. (a) 50 students (b) 15 students (c) 5 times a week (d) 1 time a week
 Fluency
2.2 Calculate averages and
spreads from a frequency table
1. The table shows information about the number 2. The table shows information about the number
of points scored in a game. of goals a team scored in 38 games.

(a) Find the median number of goals scored.

(a) Calculate the modal score (b) Write down the mode
(b) Calculate the range of scores (c) Work out the total number of goals the team
(c) Calculate mean score scored in all 38 games.
 Fluency
2.2 Calculate averages and
spreads from a frequency table
3. A class of 40 students measure their shoe sizes 4. A class of 35 students were asked how many
and summarise this information in a frequency extra toppings they like to have on pizza. The
table as shown. data has been summarised in the frequency table
below.

(a) Calculate the modal shoe size (a) Calculate the mean number of extra toppings
(b) Calculate the median shoe size (b) Write down the modal number of extra
(c) Calculate the mean shoe size for the class toppings
(d) Calculate the range of shoe sizes (c) Calculate the range of extra toppings the
students like to have on a pizza
2.2 Calculate averages and Fluency: Answers

spreads from a frequency table

1. The table shows information about the number 2. The table shows information about the number
of points scored in a game. of goals a team scored in 38 games.

(a) Find the median number of points scored = 1

(a) Calculate the modal score = 2 points (b) Write down the mode = 1
(b) Calculate the range of scores = 5 points (c) Work out the total number of points the team
(c) Calculate mean score = 1.78 points scored in all 38 games = 54 points
2.2 Calculate averages and Fluency: Answers

spreads from a frequency table

3. A class of 40 students measure their shoe sizes 4. A class of 35 students were asked how many
and summarise this information in a frequency extra toppings they like to have on pizza. The
table as shown. data has been summarised in the frequency table
below.

(a) Calculate the modal shoe size = 5 (a) Calculate the mean number of extra toppings
(b) Calculate the median shoe size = 5 = 2.12
(c) Calculate the mean shoe size for the class = (b) Write down the modal number of extra
5.025 toppings = 2
(d) Calculate the range of shoe sizes = 4 (c) Calculate the range of extra toppings the
students like to have on a pizza = 4
 Fluency
2.3 Compare two sets of data
represented in frequency tables
1. A teacher asked his class how long they spent revising for
a test, to the nearest hour.

By calculating the mean, compare the amount of time the boys

and girls spent revision

2. The number of goals scored for two hockey teams in their first Team A
Team B
Goals Scored Frequency Goals Scored Frequency
8 matches of the season are recorded.
1 4 0 1
By using spreads and averages, decide which team is better.
2 3 1 3

3 1 2 5
 Fluency: Answers
2.2 Calculate averages and
spreads from a frequency table
1. The mean hours for boys is 3 hours and for girls is 1.78 hours therefore on average the boys spent longer
revising.

2. The range of both teams is the same (range = 3).

The mean goals scored for team A is 1.6 goals and for team B is 1.75 goals therefore team B has a higher
average number of goals.
Always, Sometimes, Never? Probing Questions

A frequency table is better than a list

Show me... Probing Questions

the frequency table that this list turns into

Number of goals scored in the last 12 football

matches:
3, 4, 2, 1, 0, 2, 2, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2
Show me… Probing Questions

the list of data that this frequency table comes

from
Shoe Size Frequency

4 3

5 2

6 5

7 4

8 2
Convince me... Probing Questions

that you cannot simply add up the frequencies and

divide by the number of categories to find the
mean
Shoe Size from this table
Frequency

4 3

5 2

6 5

7 4

8 2
Show me… Probing Questions

range of the data shown in this frequency table

Shoe Size Frequency

4 3

5 2

6 5

7 4

8 2
Find the missing frequencies Further Extension
Torn Frequency Graph Further Extension

It is known that the mean number of pets per home is 3.

How many homes had 2 pets?
 Rich Task

1. Here is a grouped frequency table

Score Frequency
a) Write out one possible list of data that the table could represent?
11 - 15 3
How many different data sets are possible?
16 - 20 5
b) What is the largest value the range could be?
c) What is the smallest value the range could be?
21 - 25 9
d) Could you estimate the mean? What technique might you use?
26 - 30 4
Find the missing frequencies Rich Task

Score Frequency

4 1

5 s

6 t

7 9

8 2

Mean score = 6.5 and n = 20

Calculate the values of s and t