Take current survey
Our website uses cookies. Find out more

Rotate your phone

Once that’s done you’ll be able to experience the CensusAtSchool website perfectly.

BACK TO RESOURCES
Probability

Too Many Boys?

Does probability relate to reality? Real data is contrasted with the theoretical probabilities of the family makeup using the assumption that the probability of having a boy is 0.5.

Teacher support materials

Similar resources

Probability

Washing Up

Investigating gender stereotypes using CensusAtSchool data. Includes Venn diagrams and probability questions.

View resource
Probability

Relative Frequency

A simple explanation sheet with tasks using CensusAtSchool data.

View resource
Maths, Probability, Statistics

How Popular is Your Birthday?

The Central Statistics Office online Data Visualisation Tool enables students to find out how many people they share their birthday with. Maths ...

View resource
Probability

Winning The Lotto

This task uses the context of the National Lottery to look at simple theoretical probability, whilst starting to consider the differences with expe...

View resource
Probability

Mind Games

Using data working out averages and probabilities from a frequency graph. Contrasting mathematical and statistical thinking. (Answers are on page 2).

View resource