Without Panic Maths · Statistics 1
Statistics starts with information. Before charts or averages, you need to know what the information is saying. This pack teaches the small set of words that statistics keeps using.
What this pack does
Statistics starts with information. Before charts or averages, you need to know what the information is saying. This pack teaches the small set of words that statistics keeps using. The aim is not to memorise a dictionary. It is to look at data and know what you are looking at. By the end 1 | Licensed to buyer: school/tutor/student Statistics 1 | Student Pack You should be able to say what information has been recorded, tell a variable from one recorded answer, find a frequency, and decide whether numerical data are discrete or continuous. A useful rule for this whole pack Do not guess from how a word or number looks. Ask what it is doing in the data. No need to panic Some of these words are ordinary English words used in a precise maths way. We will slow them down and give each one a job. Statistics: counting things carefully, then counting them again to be sure. 2 | Licensed to buyer: school/tutor/student Statistics 1 | Student Pack
Inside every pack
Pupils tick how a topic feels before they start, and again at the end. There are no marks, so it's an honest picture of where they are.
Each topic is split into small steps. Every mini-lesson opens with one big idea and a short, plain-English explanation.
Diagrams such as a formula 'rule machine' or a place-value picture show the maths, so pupils can see it as well as read it.
Every method is modelled step by step before pupils try it, with each stage labelled so they can follow it on their own.
Questions start with prompts (what do you need to find, follow the example, check it makes sense) and gradually ask for more independence.
Common mistakes are named before pupils make them, and Mistake Detective questions ask them to find and fix errors.
Short 'explain it in your own words' prompts check that pupils understand why the maths works, not just how.
Every pack comes with a Teacher Pack: all the answers, plus reteach cards saying what to watch for, what to say, and what to try if a pupil is still stuck.
More statistics packs
Before you can draw a chart or find an average, someone has to collect the data. This pack is about doing that well: choosing a sensible method, writing fair questions, choosing who to ask, and spotting bias.
Organising raw data • frequency tables • tally marks • checking totals • two-way tables
Reading bar charts • scales • drawing • checking • comparing • dual and composite bar charts
