Pupils explore how different age groups reacted to the increased cost of living in 2022 and 2023.
Scenario
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for collecting and publishing data relating to the UK’s population and economy. As part of a school project on how the population is managing the period of high inflation between 2022 and 2023, you are tasked with analysing the ONS’ methodology when dealing with extremely large datasets and drawing conclusions from their findings.
Curriculum references
| National Curriculum 2 | Interpret and construct tables, charts and diagrams, including frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts and pictograms for categorical data, vertical line charts for ungrouped discrete numerical data, tables and line graphs for time series data and know their appropriate use. |
| National Curriculum 5 | Apply statistics to describe a population. |
| OCR 12.01a | Define the population in a study, and understand the difference between population and sample. Infer properties of populations or distributions from a sample. Understand what is meant by simple random sampling, and bias in sampling. |
| OCR 12.02 | Interpret and construct charts appropriate to the data type; including frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts and pictograms for categorical data, vertical line charts for ungrouped discrete numerical data. Interpret multiple and composite bar charts. Design tables to classify data. Interpret and construct line graphs for time series data, and identify trends (e.g. seasonal variations). |
| AQA & Edexcel S2 | Interpret and construct tables, charts and diagrams, including frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts and pictograms for categorical data, vertical line charts for ungrouped discrete numerical data, and know their appropriate use. |
| AQA & Edexcel S5 | Apply statistics to describe a population. |