Data handling
Riana uses a tally to help her organise her data.
Number of fruit
Tally
Frequency
0
3
6
1
2
2
1
3
The frequency is a count of the number of people that had each number of fruit. The table is called a frequency table .
Only 3 people out of 12 do not eat fruit for breakfast. Most people in my class eat fruit for breakfast.
Let’s Practise
1 In each pair, choose the statistical question. (a) How far is the school from the bus stop?
How far do people in my class live from school?
(b) How many people are there in our class?
How many siblings do people in our class have?
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