Representations…

@whisto_maths Representing Data

What do I need to be able to Keywords
do? Variable: a quantity that may change within the context of the problem.
Relationship: the link between two variables (items). E.g. Between sunny days and ice cream sales
By the end of this unit you should be able to: Correlation: the mathematical definition for the type of relationship.
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• Draw and interpret scatter graphs Origin: where two axes meet on a graph.
• Describe correlation and relationships.
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• Identify different types of non-linear
Line of best fit: a straight line on a graph that represents the data on a scatter graph.
Outlier: a point that lies outside the trend of graph.
relationships. …
• Design and complete an ungrouped Quantitative: numerical data
frequency table. … Qualitative: descriptive information, colours, genders, names, emotions etc.
• Read and interpret grouped tables Continuous: quantitative data that has an infinite number of possible values within its range.
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(discrete and continuous data) Discrete: quantitative or qualitative data that only takes certain values.
• Represent data in two way tables. Frequency: the number of times a particular data value occurs.
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Draw and interpret … a scatter graph. Linear Correlation
All axes should be labelled

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• This data may not be given in size order
• The data forms information … pairs for the scatter graph Positive Correlation Negative Correlation No Correlation
• Not all data has a relationship
… “This scatter graph show as As one variable
increases so
As one variable
increases the
There is no
relationship
the age of a car increases the between the two
The link between the data can
… value decreases” The axis should fit all the values
on and be equally spread out
does the other
variable
other variable
decreases variables
be explained verbally
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The line of best… fit Using a line of best fit Extrapolation is where we use our
line of best fit to predict information
The Line of best fit is used to make estimates
. scatter graph
about the information in your
outside of our data.
**This is not always useful – in this
Interpolation is using the line of best example you cannot score more
Things to know:
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The line of best fit DOES NOT need to
fit to estimate values inside our data that 100%. So revising for longer
go through the origin (The point the point. can not be estimated**
axes cross) It is only an estimate
• There should be approximately the because the line is e.g. 40 hours revising predicts a
same number of points above and designed to be an average percentage of 45.
below the line (It may not go through representation of the data This point is an “outlier”
any points) It is an outlier because it doesn’t fit
• The line extends across the whole this model and stands apart from
It is always a straight line.
graph
the data

Ungrouped Data The table shows the number of Grouped Data If we have a large spread of data it is Representing data in two-way tables
siblings students have. The better to group it. This is so it is easier to look for a trend. Form Two-way tables represent discrete information in a visual way that allows you
The number of times an answers were groups of equal size to make comparison more valid and spread the to make conclusions, find probability or find totals of sub groups
event happened 3, 1, 2, 2, 0, 3, 4, 1, 1, 2, 0, 2 groups out from the smallest to the largest value. There are 5 green
There are 2 green
shapes
2 people had 0 siblings. This means there squares
The groups do not
Discrete Data

are 0 siblings to be counted here 7 Total

overlap

11 2 3 5
5 2 1 3
0 Total 4 4
3 8
3
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 OR 2 x 4 = 8 We do not know the exact value of each item in a group – so an
Using your two-way table There are 8
3 + 3 OR 3 x 2 = 6 estimate would be bused to calculate the overall total (Midpoint)
items in total
4
included inequalities represent
To make sure all values are

To find a fraction
2 people have 3 siblings so there are 6 e.g. What fraction of the items are red? 3 red items
Continuous Data

the subgroups

Best represented by siblings in total e.g. this group 3

but 8 items in total =
discrete data. (Not includes every weight 8
Interleaving: Use your fraction,
OVERALL there are
always a number) bigger that 60Kg, up decimal percentage equivalence
0+3+8+6+4 to and including knowledge
Siblings = 21 siblings 70Kg.