There are 5 questions in this section. Complete
each question and then pass your answers to your tutor for marking.
For each question decide which of the types of graph from Section
1 is the most appropriate and draw it. If you are using squared
paper, then obviously two-dimensional illustrations will be all
you can manage; if you and your tutor decide that you can do the
graphs on a computer, perhaps you can be a bit more adventurous!
Where you think there is more than one way to illustrate the data,
or where the same method seems to lend itself to two questions,
draw one type of graph for one question, and another for another
question, to give yourself practice.
Q1.
The following information comes from Social Trends Volume 30,
published by the Office for National Statistics.
It shows the percentage of the male population which belongs to
certain age groups in three selected years.
|
-
|
Under 16
|
16-24
|
25-34
|
35-44
|
45-54
|
55-64
|
65-74
|
75+
|
|
1901
|
33.6
|
19.7
|
15.7
|
12.2
|
8.8
|
5.8
|
3.1
|
1.2
|
|
1961
|
24.8
|
13.9
|
13.1
|
13.9
|
13.9
|
11.2
|
6.3
|
3.1
|
|
1998
|
21.3
|
11.4
|
16.2
|
14.7
|
13.3
|
9.9
|
7.9
|
5.3
|
Q2. In an experiment, water at an initial temperature of
15°C is steadily heated and its temperature noted every 5 minutes.
The results are as shown.
| Time from start |
0 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
35 |
40 |
| Temperature
|
15 |
20 |
24.4 |
28.4 |
32 |
35.2 |
38.2 |
41 |
43.3 |