Averages

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    Birdwatch

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Have a look at this data from the RSPB 2011 Birdwatch. What can you say about the data?

  • A red kite in flight.
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    Hunting for Averages

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find the missing number(s)? The square is the average (mean) of the numbers surrounding it.

  • Match the Matches
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    Match the Matches

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Decide which charts and graphs represent the number of goals two football teams scored in fifteen matches.
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    M, M and M

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you are given the mean, median and mode of five positive whole numbers, can you find the numbers?

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    How Would You Score It?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Invent a scoring system for a 'guess the weight' competition.

  • About Average
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    About Average

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?

  • Half a minute
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    Half a Minute

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Anna, Ben and Charlie have been estimating 30 seconds. Who is the best?

  • Unequal Averages
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    Unequal Averages

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Play around with sets of five numbers and see what you can discover about different types of average...

  • Litov's Mean Value Theorem
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    Litov's Mean Value Theorem

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Start with two numbers and generate a sequence where the next number is the mean of the last two numbers...

  • Statistical shorts
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    Statistical Shorts

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you decide whether these short statistical statements are always, sometimes or never true?