COLEGIO ABRAHAM LINCOLN

7 DATE: nov
SUBJECT: math PROJECT: INTERNATIONAL-MINDEDNESS GRADE
STUDENTS: TEACHER: Sandra Jiménez
– Wilder Gómez
ANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL GRAPHS USED IN MASS MEDIA
1. [MAXIMUM SCORE: 20]
Read the two cases and solve the questions
CASE A

It is compared the public debt in 2012 of eight countries: Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, the United
States, Colombia, Peru and Argentina. For this, the data on the public debt of the countries is obtained and
divided by the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of each of them. The percentages of debt to GDP are in the
table (left) and its the corresponding graph (right):

Taken from: http://www.universoformulas.com/estadistica/ descriptiva/grafico-lineal/

a) Justify whether or not the graph is appropriate to represent the context [5]
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b) Suggest an appropriate statistical graph [5]
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CASE B

The graph shows the total aquiculture production in Colombia (in tonnes) according to FAO statistics

Taken from http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_colombia/es

a) Justify if the graph is appropriate or not to represent the context [5]

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b) Suggest an appropriate statistical graph [5]
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2. [MAXIMUM SCORE: 30]

Solve the math calendar problems
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 How many girls and how many boys attended the ……………………………………………………………..
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 There are between 11 and 15 people who wait between
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10 and 25 minutes to be able to make their payments.
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 Most customers wait between 15 and 25 minutes to make ……………………………………………………………..
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 What fraction of the total number of people ate between ……………………………………………………………..
30 and 60 fruits?
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 What fraction of the total number of people ate more than
50 fruits? ……………………………………………………………..
 Is it true that half of all people ate between 40 and 60 ……………………………………………………………..
fruits?
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3. [MAXIMUM SCORE: 20]
The table shows the estimated number of first-language speakers worldwide in 2018 (millions):
Language Million of people
Chinese 1299
Spanish 442
English 378
Arabic 315
Hindi 260
Bengali 243
Portuguese 223
Russian 154
Japanese 128
Lahnda 119
Taken from: https://www.statista.com/chart/14900/two-worlds_-languages-irl-and-online/

a) What is the best statistical graph to represent the problem (circle graph, bar graph, line graph)? Justify your
choice [10]

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b) Create the graph in Excel following the instructions in the tutorial in Teams/Assignments/Tutorials for Excel.
Then, paste it here [10]

4. [MAXIMUM SCORE: 30]

The group analyzes two statistical graphs from mass media (newspaper, magazines, television broadcasts,
advertisements, books, social media). The analysis of each graph is marked out of 15 marks. The following sheet is
also allowed to be used.

a) Paste each graph with the corresponding context

b) Explain what kind of graph they are
c) Justify why they are used in that situation. You can add suggestions or changes