Range (Year 5)
Practise range within Statistics for Year 5, with worked examples and instant feedback.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 5 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
RookieRead and interpret directly.
Find the mean of: 6, 8, 10, 12.
- 9
- 10
- 36
- 6
Answer: 9. 36 ÷ 4 = 9.
ProCompare and infer.
Read scale: ticks every 20 ml. Pointer at 4th tick past 100 ml. Value?
- 180 ml
- 120 ml
- 104 ml
- 60 ml
Answer: 180 ml. 100 + 4×20.
GuruMulti-step reasoning.
Why do we sometimes prefer the mode over the median?
- Mode is best for categorical data (e.g. favourite colour) where 'middle' has no meaning.
- Mode is always better.
- Convention.
- Coincidence.
Answer: Mode is best for categorical data (e.g. favourite colour) where 'middle' has no meaning.. Mode for categories.
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