Demystifying - Interpreting a histogram

Drills

Frequencies from bar areas, and why the tallest bar need not hold the most data.

Author note — to cover (Higher)

Higher only. Recover frequencies from a drawn histogram via area: whole classes, part-classes such as values above a point inside a bar, and grand totals. Include the trap that the tallest bar need not hold the most data, and estimating counts in a given range. Completing a partly drawn histogram is the sibling page. (S3)

  • Fluency — direct questions on interpreting a histogram, limited to this lesson's stated scope (4 questions).
  • Application — use the same skill in unfamiliar or contextual questions without introducing a later method (4 questions).
  • Check — questions built around the exclusions and likely misconceptions named in the lesson brief (4 questions).

The test

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Where to go next

The method this drill practises is taught on Interpreting a histogram.