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Attributes in data

I can use attributes to compare objects.

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Attributes in data

I can use attributes to compare objects.

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Key learning points

  1. Objects can be grouped by attribute.
  2. Attributes can be recorded by tally marks.
  3. Pictograms can help you answer questions about attributes.

Keywords

  • Attribute - a thing or quality about an object, like its colour or size

  • Compare - looking at two or more things to see what is the same or different

Common misconception

A pictogram could be used to collect different attributes of objects at once.

Each set of data is based on one type of attribute to allow direct comparison e.g. colour, shape or size.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the term with its definition.
Correct Answer:tally,counts items
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counts items

Correct Answer:pictogram,uses pictures to show data
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uses pictures to show data

Correct Answer:data,collected facts
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collected facts

Correct Answer:information,knowledge from data
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knowledge from data

Q2.
What do you use to record data on a computer?
a book
a pencil
a paintbrush
Correct answer: software
Q3.
Which of these is a type of data?
running
singing
Correct answer: numbers
sleeping
Q4.
What is a tally chart used for?
Correct answer: counting data
drawing pictures
writing stories
making music
Q5.
What do you call data shown with pictures?
Correct Answer: pictogram, picture chart
Q6.
Put these steps in order: creating a tally chart.
1 - collect data
2 - add tally marks
3 - count totals

6 Questions

Q1.
What do you use to record data in a chart?
Correct Answer: tally, tally marks, tally chart
Q2.
What does it mean to compare objects?
to eat them
Correct answer: to look at similarities and differences
to draw them
to ignore them
Q3.
Which tool helps to compare data visually?
a spoon
Correct answer: a pictogram
a book
a song
Q4.
What do you call a quality of an object like its colour or size?
Correct Answer: attribute, characteristic
Q5.
Match the word with its definition.
Correct Answer:attribute,quality of an object
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quality of an object

Correct Answer:pictogram,uses pictures to show data
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uses pictures to show data

Correct Answer:compare,look at similarities and differences
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look at similarities and differences

Q6.
Why should a pictogram focus on one attribute?
Correct answer: to keep the data clear
to make it colourful
to add more details
to make it fun