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Year 5 Statistics: summary and key words

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Chapter summary

Skill	Method
Read a line graph	Find the time or week along the bottom, go up to the line, then across to the scale.
Find a time for a value	Start at the value on the scale, go across to the line, then down to the bottom.
Compare two values	Read both values, then subtract the smaller from the bigger one to find how much more.
Money between two times	Subtract the earlier reading from the later reading on a running total.
Total of several values	Read each value, then add them all together.
Complete a table	Use the total and the known values: subtract the known values from the total to find the missing one.
Read a table	Read across a row for one item, and down a column for one category.
Read a timetable	Find the row for the bus, then read across to the stop. Do not mix up two buses.
Duration	Subtract the start time from the finish time, counting in minutes, then write it in hours and minutes.
12-hour time	Times after 12 noon are pm, and times before 12 noon are am.

I can read values from a line graph by going along, up and then across to the scale.
I can find the time or week for a value on a line graph.
I can solve comparison problems, using the difference between two values on a line graph.
I can solve sum and difference problems using information from a line graph.
I can read a row or a column of a table, and find totals.
I can complete a table by finding a missing value from its total.
I can read a timetable and find when a bus or a session arrives or ends.
I can work out how long something lasts, in hours and minutes.

Line graph: A graph that joins points with lines, to show how a value changes over time.
Scale: The numbers up the side of a graph that show the value of each gridline.
Axis: A line along the side or bottom of a graph that shows the value or the time.
Gridline: A faint line across a graph that helps you read the value.
Comparison: Finding how much more or how much less one value is than another.
Difference: The amount between two values, found by subtracting the smaller from the bigger.
Sum: The total when you add several values together.
Table: Information arranged in rows and columns.
Total: The sum of a row or a column in a table.
Timetable: A list of times that shows when buses, trains or activities happen.
Duration: How long something lasts, from the start time to the finish time.
am and pm: am is the time before 12 noon, and pm is the time after 12 noon.