Collect and Count Data

Ask and count

Votes for favourite fruit are counted into columns: apple 4, banana 6, mango 3.

Collect and count.

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Conceptual model: a simplified teaching picture.

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Step

Ask your classmates: “Which is your favourite fruit?” Show pictures of an apple, a banana and a mango.

How should we record each answer?One mark for each child, under the fruitWrite only the first answer

Data is a set of answers. Sorting them into groups lets us count and compare.