Numeracy Worksheet - Castlebrae Community High School - 2012 Page 37
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47FHS Numeracy
Information Handling : Tables
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It is sometimes useful to display information in graphs, charts or tables.
Example 1
The table below shows the average maximum temperatures (in degrees
Level 2
Celsius) in Barcelona and Edinburgh.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barcelona
13 14 15 17 20 24 27 27 25 21 16 14
Edinburgh
6
6
8
11
14
17
18
18
16
13 8
6
The average temperature in June in Barcelona is 24C
Frequency tables are used to collect and present data.
Often, but not always, the data is grouped into intervals.
Example 2 Homework marks for Class 4B
Level 2
27 30 23 24 22 35 24 33 38 43 18 29 28 28 27
33 36 30 43 50 30 25 26 37 35 20 22 24 31 48
Mark
Tally
Frequency
16 - 20
||
2
21 - 25
|||| ||
7
26 - 30
|||| ||||
9
31 - 35
||||
5
36 - 40
|||
3
41 - 45
||
2
46 - 50
||
2
Each mark is recorded in the table by a tally mark.
Tally marks are grouped in 5’s to make them easier to read and count.
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