Mathematics: Class 8

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Worksheet # 10.1
Topic 10 – Statistics

Name: ___________________ Class: __________________

Objective:
Students will be able to:
• Select and justify the most appropriate graph(s) for a given data set and draw simple
conclusions based on the shape of the graph.
• Recognize the difference between discrete, continuous, grouped and ungrouped data.

Instructions:

Read and interpret each graph below by answering their respective questions.

Question 1:

What is the largest number on the vertical scale?

What pulse rate is recorded at 4 minutes?

A pulse rate of 95 beats per minute was recorded at how many minutes?

What information is conveyed in the graph in terms of dependent and independent variables?

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Question 2:

The Effect of Fertilizers on Tomato Plant Growth

Xtreme Grow

Pete's House Plants

Miracle Gro

Costco Fertilizer

No Fertilizer

0 5 10 15 20 25 30
The Average Height

How many items are being compared in the graph? ___________________________________

What was the average height in cm for Xtreme Grow?_________________________________

What was the average height in cm for No Fertilizer? _________________________________

Question 3:

Soda Flavour Survey

12% 6%

12%

40%

30%

Other cherry soda mountain dew ginger vanilla mint

How many sectors are in this circle graph? _______________________________________

What percentage of people preferred ginger soda? ________________________________

What percentage of people preferred cherry soda? ________________________________

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Question 4:

Temperatures in Toronto

45 40
40
35 30
Temperature in Celsius

30 27
25
19
20
15 12
10 5
5
0
1 2 3 Weeks 4 5 6

1) What is the title of this line graph?

2) What is the range of the values on the horizontal scale?

3) What is the range of the values on the vertical scale?

4) How many points are on the graph?

5) What is the lowest temperature recorded?

6) What is the highest temperature recorded?

7) At what point did the temperature dip?

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Question 5:

Value of Deborah's Car

25000 23000
20470
20000 18570
16670
Value in $

15000
11770
9870
10000

5170
5000

0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Year

1. What is the title of this line graph?

2. What is the range of values on the horizontal scale?

3. What is the range of values on the vertical scale?

4. How many points are in the graph?

5. What was the highest value recorded?

6. What was the lowest value recorded?

7. Did the value of the car increase or decrease over time?

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Question 6:
The line graph below shows people in an office at various times of the day.

Number of People in the Office

30 27
25
25 22
20
number of people

20
15
15 12

10

5 3

0
8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Hours

1. What is the busiest time of day at the office?

2. At what time does the office have the least amount of people?

3. How many people are in the office at 8 am?

4. About how many people are in the office at 1:30 pm?

5. What was the greatest number of people in the office?

6. What was the least number of people in the office?

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Question 7:
The line graph below shows the number of pre-teens 9 through 13 in Aurora that have cell
phones.

Pre-teens in Aurora that own cell phones

800 750

700

600
Number of Children

500
500

400

300
200
200 120
80
100

0
9 10 11 12 13
Age of Children

1. At what age do children have the greatest number cell phones?

2. At what age do children have the least number of cell phones?

3. How many cell phones do 11-year-olds have?

4. About how many cell phones do 12 year-olds have?

5. What was the greatest number of cell phones at any age?

6. What was the least number of cell phones at any age?

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