Organizing and

Collecting Data
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Part 1: Organizing Data

Ms. Doe took her class on a field trip to the zoo, and afterwards asked her students what they’re favorite animal that they saw at the
zoo was: A tiger, lion, panda, monkey, giraffe, otter, tortoise, penguin, elephant, or sloth. Here were their answers:
Tortoise Tiger Monkey Tiger Lion Monkey
Elephant Lion Giraffe Elephant Panda Panda
Tiger Monkey Elephant Sloth Panda Otter
Otter Tiger Monkey Sloth Monkey Panda
Tiger Sloth Lion Panda Tortoise Tiger

Based on these answers…

•How many students are in Ms. Doe’s class?

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•What animal has the most answers? What animal has the least answers?
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•How many different animals were the students’ favorites?
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•Are there any animals that no student liked the most? If so, which ones?
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•Out of the animals listed, what’s your favorite?
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•How many students are in Ms. Doe’s class?

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•What animal has the most answers? What animal has the least answers?

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•How many different animals were the students’ favorites?

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•Are there any animals that no student liked the most? If so, which ones?

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•Out of the animals listed, what’s your favorite?

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How do we graph this?

First, using the data we gathered from Ms. Doe’s class, fill out a table.

Students’ Favorite Animals

Tiger Monkey Panda Lion Elephant Sloth Otter Tortoise Giraffe Penguin

                   
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Then, we need to fill out a bar graph using the data we put in
the table. The graph and the animal with the most favorites
is already labeled for you.
Students' Favorite Animal
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Tiger Monkey Panda Lion Elephant Sloth Otter Tortoise Giraffe Penguin

Students' Favorite Animal

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Students' Favorite Animal

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Tiger Monkey Panda Lion Elephant Sloth Otter Tortoise Giraffe Penguin

Students' Favorite Animal

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Part 2: Collecting Data

Ms. Sara is taking a survey on her class. Write down your birth month on your sticky note, then
stick it to the white board. Next, use a table to tally up the data.

Months in the year # of students

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Part 2: Collecting Data
Ms. Sara is taking a survey on her class. Write down your birth month on your
sticky note, then stick it to the white board. Next, use a table to tally up the data.
August

January May
June July
May December
November

May
December
April September
October February
November
November

July December January

October February June April
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Next, use a table to tally up the data.

Months in the year # of Students

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Time to graph!

Create a bar graph of your very own using the data we gathered from the classes’
answers. Then, answer these questions. (Hint: A bar graph is what you filled out on slide 3!)

•How many students are in our class?

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•What month has the most answers? What month has the least answers?

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•Are there any months that have no birthdays? If so, which ones?

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•Is anyone’s birthday the exact same as another classmates? What day?

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Make a pie chart!

https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/bar_pie_data.asp?ChartType=pie