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Nuffield Free-Standing Mathematics Activity

Sports injuries

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Sports injuries

Which sport do you think is most dangerous?

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Which group of sports leads to most injuries?

Sports injuries

Is it the most dangerous?

What else do you need to know?

Sport15–64 yearsMale Female

Athletics 255 116Gymnastics 37 72Ball sport with racquet/bat/stick 1932 694Ball sport without bat etc 15 308 1073Combat sport 652 188Shooting/archery/darts 52 10Wheel/motor/cycle/ roller skating

1446 178

Animal sport/riding 93 575Winter sport 297 239Walking/climbing/caving 60 14Water sport 477 167Air sport 39 11Exercise/fitness/weight lifting 213 180Other 277 47Total 21 138 3564

Source: http://www.hassandlass.org.uk/

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Sports injuries

Think about

How many people take part in different sports?

How much time do they spend doing their sport?

What other questions could you ask to make a fair comparison of the figures?

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What types of statistical diagrams do you know how to draw?

Which types of diagram would be appropriate for this data?

Sport15–64 yearsMale Female

Athletics 255 116Gymnastics 37 72Ball sport with racquet/bat/stick 1932 694Ball sport without bat etc 15 308 1073Combat sport 652 188Shooting/archery/darts 52 10Wheel/motor/cycle/ roller skating

1446 178

Animal sport/riding 93 575Winter sport 297 239Walking/climbing/caving 60 14Water sport 477 167Air sport 39 11Exercise/fitness/weight lifting 213 180Other 277 47Total 21 138 3564

Sports injuries

Source: http://www.hassandlass.org.uk/

At the end of the activity

• Compare your work with that of other students. Do some types of statistical diagrams show things more clearly than others?

• What were your main problems in producing diagrams?

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