1. Starter Put these sets of data in order from smallest to largest:
8, 4, 6, 2, 9, 5, 3, 1
7, 4, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 8, 9
3, 5, 0, 9, 6, 7, 1, 6
74, 96, 51, 63, 87, 99, 63, 80
e) 0.2, 0.21, 0.02, 0.22, 2, 1.8
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9
51, 63, 63, 74, 80, 87, 96, 99
0.02, 0.2, 0.21, 0.22, 1.8, 2

2. An average summarises groups of data.
Median, mode and mean are types of average.
The range is how far from the smallest to the largest piece of data.

3. Mode
Mode is the most common number
Put the numbers in order
Choose the number that appears the most frequently.
Sometimes there may be more than one mode.
Example:
Class shoe sizes: 3, 5, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6
Put in order: 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6
The mode is 5

4. Mode
The number of matches in 14 boxes were counted and recorded below. Find the mode of the data.
48, 49, 50, 51, 49, 49, 55, 47, 50, 50, 50
47, 48, 49, 49, 49, 50, 50, 50, 50, 51, 55
Mode = 50

5. Extension: Write a set of numbers with a mode of 18.
2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 8
4, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 11, 13
3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 6, 5
23, 24, 21, 23, 25
11, 13, 12, 14, 15, 13, 16
57, 56, 52, 51, 52, 54
87, 82, 88, 89, 88, 82
23, 24, 28, 29, 31, 22
16, 15, 19, 17, 16, 14
45, 54, 34, 45, 36, 40
99, 92, 100, 92, 97, 98
5, 6, 8, 9, 5, 8, 8, 7
Extension: Write a set of numbers with a mode of 18.

6. Answers 4 9 5 23 13 52
82 & 88
None 16 45 92 8

7. Median The median is the middle value Put the numbers in order
Cross off the numbers from both ends of the list
The median is the one in the middle
If there are 2 numbers in the middle then it is halfway between them.
Example:
Class shoe sizes: 3, 5, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6
Put in order: 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6
The class median shoe size is 5

8. Median
Robert hit 11 balls at Grimsby driving range. The recorded distances of his drives, measured in yards, are given below. Find the median distance for his drives.
85, 125, 130, 65, 100, 70, 75, 50, 140, 95, 70
50, 65, 70, 70, 75, 85, 95, 100, 125, 130, 140
Median drive = 85 yards

9. Extension: Write a set of numbers with a median of 12.
2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 8, 5
4, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15
3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 6, 5
23, 24, 21, 23, 25
11, 13, 12, 14, 15, 13, 16
57, 56, 52, 51, 52, 54
87, 82, 88, 89, 88, 82
23, 24, 28, 29, 31, 22
16, 15, 19, 17, 16, 14, 15
45, 54, 34, 45, 36, 40, 39
99, 92, 100, 98, 97, 98
5, 6, 8, 9, 5, 8, 8, 7
Extension: Write a set of numbers with a median of 12.

10. Answers 6 9 5 23 13 53
87.5 26 16 40 98
7.5

11. Mean
Mean is mean to work out!
Add all the numbers together
Divide that answer by the amount of numbers you had to begin with
Example:
Class shoe sizes: 3, 5, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6
Add together: = 40
Divide by the amount we started with: 40 ÷ 10 = 4
So the mean is 4.

12. Mean
Two dice were thrown 10 times and their scores were added together and recorded. Find the mean for this set of data.
7, 5, 2, 7, 6, 12, 10, 4, 8, 9
Mean = 10
= 70 10
= 7

13. Extension: Write a set of numbers with a mean of 8.
2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 8, 4
4, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 11, 5
3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3
23, 24, 21, 23, 19
11, 13, 12, 14, 15, 13, 13
57, 56, 52, 51, 52, 56
87, 82, 88, 89, 88, 82
23, 24, 28, 29, 31, 24
16, 15, 19, 17, 16, 14, 15
39, 54, 34, 45, 36, 40, 39
99, 92, 100, 98, 97, 108
5, 6, 8, 9, 5, 8, 8, 7
Extension: Write a set of numbers with a mean of 8.

14. Answers 5 8 4 22 13 54 86
26.5 16 41 99 7

15. Range
Range is how far from biggest to smallest.
Put the numbers in order
Take the smallest number away from the largest.
Example:
Class shoe sizes: 3, 5, 5, 6, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6
Put in order: 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6
Smallest number is 2, largest number is 6
6 – 2 = 4
So the range = 4

16. Range
Twenty students sat a maths test. Their marks out of 10 are recorded below. Find the range of test results.
2, 5, 9, 3, 7, 8, 6, 3, 4, 3, 2, 7, 9, 5, 8, 7, 2, 5
2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9
Smallest number
Largest number
9 – 2 = 7
So the range is 7

17. Extension: Write a set of numbers with a range of 22.
2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 8, 4
4, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 11, 5
3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3
23, 24, 21, 23, 19
11, 13, 12, 14, 15, 13, 16
57, 56, 52, 51, 52, 54
87, 82, 88, 89, 88, 82
23, 24, 28, 29, 31, 22
16, 15, 19, 17, 16, 14, 15
45, 54, 34, 45, 36, 40, 39
99, 92, 100, 98, 97, 98
5, 6, 8, 9, 5, 8, 8, 7
Extension: Write a set of numbers with a range of 22.

18. Answers 6 7 4 5 9 20 8

20. Plenary
Use the information given to work out the set of data:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Mode = 3 Range = 7
Median = 5 Mean = 6 3 3 5 9 10

21. Starter
The following shows the heights of some students in Miss Roberts’ class.
132 cm 102 cm 145 cm 127 cm
119 cm 132 cm 102 cm 125 cm
Calculate the mode, median, mean and range of the data above.
Extension: What does this information tell us?

22. 132 cm 102 cm 145 cm 127 cm
119 cm 132 cm 102 cm 123 cm
Mode =
Median =
Mean =
Range =
102 cm
125 cm cm
43 cm

23. The mode tells us the most common height in the class
132 cm 102 cm 145 cm 127 cm
119 cm 132 cm 102 cm 123 cm
Mode =
Median =
Mean =
Range =
102 cm
125 cm cm
43 cm
The mode tells us the most common height in the class

24. 132 cm 102 cm 145 cm 127 cm 119 cm 132 cm 102 cm 123 cm Mode =
Median =
Mean =
Range =
102 cm
125 cm cm
43 cm
The median tells us the middle height in the class if the students were put in height order

25. 132 cm 102 cm 145 cm 127 cm 119 cm 132 cm 102 cm 123 cm Mode =
Median =
Mean =
Range =
102 cm
125 cm cm
43 cm
The mean tells us the mathematical average of all the heights in the class

26. 132 cm 102 cm 145 cm 127 cm 119 cm 132 cm 102 cm 123 cm Mode =
Median =
Mean =
Range =
102 cm
125 cm cm
43 cm
The range tells us the spread of all the heights in the class
The range is NOT an average

27. 132 cm 102 cm 145 cm 127 cm
119 cm 132 cm 102 cm 123 cm
Mode =
Median =
Mean =
Range =
Which of the averages is most useful?
102 cm
125 cm cm
43 cm

28. Copy and complete the table below.
Advantage
Disadvantage
Mode
Median
Mean
Range
Most common piece of data
May be skewed
Middle piece of data
Ignores extremes
Mathematical average
May be skewed by extremes
Shows variation/spread/ consistency
Not an average

29. When comparing data, we use the mean and the range.
The median tells us the middle average of the data.
The range tells us how consistent the data is.
We must make sure that our answer is in the context of the question.

30. Mr Frederickson’s class has a median height of 120 cm and a range of 52 cm.
Miss Roberts’ class:
Median = 125 cm
Range = 43 cm
Compare the heights of the students in these two classes.
On average, Miss Roberts’ class is taller.
There is also less variation in the heights of the children in Miss Roberts’ class.

31. John wants to know if compost improves the growth of plants
John wants to know if compost improves the growth of plants. So he put compost in the ground floor garden plants and did not put it in the garden on the terrace. Based on the data is there any reason to believe compost improves the growth of plants?
Ground floor garden plant height (cm):
15, 10, 19, 17, 16, 12, 20, 22, 18, 35, 25, 14, 28, 29, 30
Terrace garden plant height (cm):
6, 7, 10, 12, 18, 17, 14, 8, 9, 23, 20, 21, 19, 27, 26

32. Ground floor garden plant height (cm):
15, 10, 19, 17, 16, 12, 20, 22, 18, 35, 25, 14, 28, 29, 30
Terrace garden plant height (cm):
6, 7, 10, 12, 18, 17, 14, 8, 9, 23, 20, 21, 19, 27, 26
Ground floor
Terrace
Median
Range
19 cm
17 cm
25 cm
17 cm

33. On average, the plants without the compost are taller.
John wants to know if compost improves the growth of plants. So he put compost in the ground floor garden plants and did not put it in the garden on the terrace. Based on the data is there any reason to believe compost improves the growth of plants?
Ground floor
Terrace
Median
Range
19 cm
17 cm
25 cm
17 cm
On average, the plants without the compost are taller.
However the plants that had the compost were of a more consistent height.
The data does not suggest that compost improves the growth of plants if John wants them to grow tall.

34. We can use the interquartile range to interpret the consistency of a set of data more accurately.
Between
Quarter
Spread
We can use the interquartile range to interpret the consistency of a set of data more accurately.

35. Ground floor garden plant height (cm):
10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30, 35
Terrace garden plant height (cm):
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27
Ground floor
Terrace
Median
Range UQ LQ
IQR
19 cm
17 cm
25 cm
17 cm
28 cm
21 cm
15 cm
9 cm
13 cm
12 cm
We can see the plants that had the compost were of a more consistent height (smaller interquartile range).

36. Reminder This is a box plot: Minimum Maximum Median Lower quartile
Upper
quartile

37. Colin took a sample of 80 football players
Colin took a sample of 80 football players. He recorded the total distance, in kilometres, each player ran in the first half of their matches on Saturday. Colin drew this box plot for his results.
a) Work out the interquartile range.
UQ = 5.6 km
LQ = 4.85 km
IQR = 5.6 – 4.85 = 0.75 km

38. Colin took a sample of 80 football players
Colin took a sample of 80 football players. He recorded the total distance, in kilometres, each player ran in the first half of their matches on Saturday. Colin drew this box plot for his results.
There were 80 players in Colin's sample.
b) Work out the number of players who ran a distance of more than 5.6 km.
UQ = 5.6 km
Quartile = ¼
¼ of 80 = 20 players

39. Colin took a sample of 80 football players
Colin took a sample of 80 football players. He recorded the total distance, in kilometres, each player ran in the first half of their matches on Saturday. Colin drew this box plot for his results.
Colin also recorded the total distance each player ran in the second half of their matches. He drew the box plot below for this information.
c) Compare the distribution of the distances run in the first half with the distribution of the distances run in the second half.
On average, the players ran further in the first half.
The players were equally consistent in distances run in both halves of the match.

40. Answers 1. First tray taller on average. Equally consistent.
2. b) Men are older on average. More variation of women’s ages.
3. b) Boys are taller on average. Less variation in heights of boys.
4. a) 12
c) Travel times consistently less on Monday on average.

41. 12 6 15 ? Starter Ed has 4 cards. There is a number on each card.
The mean of the 4 numbers on Ed's cards is 10
Work out the number on the 4th card. 12 6 15 ?
? = 10 4
? = 40
? = 7

42. There are 15 children at a birthday party.
The mean age of the 15 children is 7 years.
9 of the 15 children are boys.
The mean age of the boys is 5 years.
Work out the mean age of the girls.
Total of all ages = 15 x 7 = 105
Total = 105 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Boys
Girls
Total = 45
Total = 60
60 ÷ 6 = 10

43. Tina went on a cycling holiday
Tina went on a cycling holiday. For the first 5 days, Tina cycled a mean distance of 55 kilometres per day.
On the sixth day, Tina cycled 50 kilometres.
Andy says, "for all 6 days, the mean distance that Tina cycled per day was 52.5 kilometres".
Is Andy correct? You must show your working.
Total = 325 55 55 55 55 55 50
First 5 days
325 ÷ 6 = km (2 d.p.)
Andy is not correct.

44. 50 students each did a mathematics test
50 students each did a mathematics test. The mean score for these 50 students was 8.4
There were 30 boys. The mean score for these 30 boys was 8.25
Work out the mean score for the girls.
Total = 420
Total = ____
Total = 247.5
Total = 172.5
Boys
Girls
172.5 ÷ 20 = 8.625
This makes sense as the boys’ average score was below the overall average so the girls’ average score will be above the overall average

45. Answers
216 people
158.1 cm
30 minutes
20 sweets
75.5
13 points 68
Greater than 75% because there’s a greater proportion of boys and boys did better than girls on average (76%)