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Topic: Collecting Data (Higher - Unit 1)

Specification References: S2.5

S2.5 Extract data from printed tables and lists.


Candidates should be able to:

  • interrogate tables or lists of data, using some or all of it as appropriate

Notes

Real data may be used in examination questions. The data may or may not be adapted for the purposes of a question.

Examples

  1. A data logging machine records how many people enter and leave a club.
    The table shows the data for 10-minute periods.

    Period ending at People entering People leaving
    10.10pm 23 2
    10.20pm 65 7
    10.30pm 97 21
    10.40pm 76 22
    10.50pm 67 44
    11.00pm 33 33

    The club opens at 10pm.
    How many people are in the club at 10.20pm?

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  1. Maurice has two different coins in his pocket.
    Which one of the following could not be the total amount of money he has?

    11p    52p    £1    £1.25    £1.50


  2. The data shows information about the numbers of children under 10 years old.

      Scotter East Midlands England
    Aged under 1 year (Persons) 29 44,486 554,460
    Aged 1 year (Persons) 19 46,532 574,428
    Aged 2 years (Persons) 34 48,265 587,635
    Aged 3 years (Persons) 30 49,081 596,726
    Aged 4 years (Persons) 30 50,649 612,989
    Aged 5 years (Persons) 43 50,591 604,631
    Aged 6 years (Persons) 27 51,612 608,575
    Aged 7 years (Persons) 41 53,203 625,462
    Aged 8 years (Persons) 44 53,810 630,665
    Aged 9 years (Persons) 42 55,998 653,196

    Write down one similarity and one difference in the data for the village of Scotter compared with England as a whole.