Challenge Question
Why is a histogram sometimes the fairest way of displaying data?
Learning Targets
Learning Targets
Developing
To be able to demonstrate a method for drawing histograms from frequency tables.
In how many ways is a histogram different to a bar chart?
Mastering
To be able to calculate the median, quartiles and interquartile range from a histogram.
What does drawing a histogram show us?
Resources
Starter
Starter
Read the introduction on the MEP sheet below and then start working through the questions (skip as appropriate). Once you are happy with how to use Histograms have a look at the exam questions below.
Introduce the idea of drawing histograms
Now introduce the idea of using a histogram to work backward to complete the table.
Mastering
