Skip to content
BvunzoHub

Menu

Get full accessSign in

ZIMSEC A-Level Statistics

6.1.2Data presentation

Data presentation in ZIMSEC A-Level Statistics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
Subtopic38 practice questions2 lessons
Practise this topicAll Statistics topics

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 6.1.2.1Form 5: organise data in tabular or diagrammatic form.
  2. 6.1.2.2Form 5: construct and interpret histograms, frequency polygons, stem-and-leaf diagrams, bar graphs, box-and-whisker diagrams, pie charts, cumulative frequency curves, pictograms and line graphs.
  3. 6.1.2.3Form 5: outline the advantages and disadvantages of data presentation methods.

Lessons

  • Collecting data and statistical diagrams

    40 min

    Full access

  • Histograms and cumulative frequency graphs

    45 min

    Full access

Join to read every lesson, or see what Full access includes.

Sample question

A sample question on this topic. Answer it, check it, then read the worked answer.

Data presentation: sample question

1 mark

The stem-and-leaf diagram shows the masses, in kg, of 19 bales of tobacco on an auction floor in Harare. Key: 10∣410 \mid 4 means 104 kg.

Stem Leaves
8 2 5 8
9 1 3 4 6 7 9
10 1 2 4 4 6 8
11 1 3 7
12
13 2

Find the median mass.

Answer in kg.

Turn Data presentation into a strength.

Practise with instant marking, see your mastery grow and get a study plan built around your exam date.

Start learningStatistics topics