MEDIUM
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Sofia and Zara throw two dice and add the scores to get the total.

Sofia makes the predication: 7 is the most likely total.
Zara makes the predication: All totals are equally likely.
They throw two dice 100 times. Their results are shown in the table.

10 7 5 2 10 5 10 9 10 4
7 4 3 7 6 8 7 8 11 9
6 4 10 9 8 6 6 11 8 10
7 7 4 4 5 7 7 7 11 9
9 10 9 9 7 3 8 4 5 10
5 10 8 5 5 6 8 9 3 5
9 5 7 6 8 9 10 7 7 6
9 8 8 3 3 2 4 6 10 9
8 10 5 7 7 9 10 7 10 4
4 2 10 5 4 4 8 9 5 7

Show the results in a bar chart.

Important Questions on Collecting Data

MEDIUM
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT

Sofia and Zara throw two dice and add the scores to get the total.

Sofia makes the predication: 7 is the most likely total.
Zara makes the predication: All totals are equally likely.
They throw two dice 100 times. Their results are shown in the table.

10 7 5 2 10 5 10 9 10 4
7 4 3 7 6 8 7 8 11 9
6 4 10 9 8 6 6 11 8 10
7 7 4 4 5 7 7 7 11 9
9 10 9 9 7 3 8 4 5 10
5 10 8 5 5 6 8 9 3 5
9 5 7 6 8 9 10 7 7 6
9 8 8 3 3 2 4 6 10 9
8 10 5 7 7 9 10 7 10 4
4 2 10 5 4 4 8 9 5 7

Is Sofia's prediction correct? Give a reason for your answer.

MEDIUM
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT

Sofia and Zara throw two dice and add the scores to get the total.

Sofia makes the predication: 7 is the most likely total.
Zara makes the predication: All totals are equally likely.
They throw two dice 100 times. Their results are shown in the table.

10 7 5 2 10 5 10 9 10 4
7 4 3 7 6 8 7 8 11 9
6 4 10 9 8 6 6 11 8 10
7 7 4 4 5 7 7 7 11 9
9 10 9 9 7 3 8 4 5 10
5 10 8 5 5 6 8 9 3 5
9 5 7 6 8 9 10 7 7 6
9 8 8 3 3 2 4 6 10 9
8 10 5 7 7 9 10 7 10 4
4 2 10 5 4 4 8 9 5 7

Is Zara's prediction correct? Give a reason for your answer.

EASY
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT

Wei is investigating at her school that how many hours of homework the learners in her year do each evening. She predicts that most learners do more than 2 hours of learning each evening.

How can she collect data to test this prediction?

EASY
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT

Wei is investigating at her school that how many hours of homework the learners in her year do each evening. She predicts that most learners do more than 2 hours of learning each evening.

Give a reason why it is easier to use a sample than the whole year group.

EASY
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT

Wei is investigating at her school that how many hours of homework the learners in her year do each evening. She predicts that most learners do more than 2 hours of learning each evening.

What data does she need to collect?

EASY
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT

Wei is investigating at her school that how many hours of homework the learners in her year do each evening. She predicts that most learners do more than 2 hours of learning each evening.

Here are the results of the questions given to 25 learners.

How many hours of homework did you do last night?

Homework Less than 1 hour Between 1 and 2 hours Between 2 and 3 hours More than 3 hours
Frequency 3 6 11 5

Show the results in a suitable chart.

EASY
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT

Wei is investigating at her school that how many hours of homework the learners in her year do each evening. She predicts that most learners do more than 2 hours of learning each evening.

Here are the results of the questions given to 25 learners.

How many hours of homework did you do last night?

Homework Less than 1 hour Between 1 and 2 hours Between 2 and 3 hours More than 3 hours
Frequency 3 6 11 5

What can you say about Wei’s prediction?

EASY
Lower Secondary Stage 7
IMPORTANT
Sofia is investigating birthdays of young people. She predicts that birthdays in autumn are more common than birthdays in other seasons.

Why is it not possible to collect data from the whole population?