Explore why kids like to play sport. Choose questions to ask in a survey. For example, look at whether kids come from a sporty family, have friends that play or have a great coach. Examine a table of results. Sort the data and use it to answer questions. Display the results using a suitable type of graph such as a pie chart, bar graph or histogram. Identify conclusions supported by the evidence. Write a report based on the survey results. This learning object is one in a series of three objects.
Objective
1. Students identify that a bar graph is most appropriate to display data that is about frequencies in categories where the categories are not mutually exclusive.
2. Students interpret data from graphs and tables.
