Showing posts with label statistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label statistics. Show all posts

Saturday, 16 August 2008

An Interesting Colourful Pie Chart

Pie chart is used to generate graphical representation of data. The groups of data are gathered into angular portion within a chart rounded to look like a pie; that calls for a Pie Chart.

I was doing some analysis of data and happened to generate a pie chart that amazed me.

Below is the chart that I believed gave more than the usual presentation of data. It surprised me with its wonderful mixture of colours arranged in sectors.



To me, math is more than numbers and equations. It is art too!

Do you agree with me?

I am feeling hungry after posting this. Care for a pie?

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Thursday, 14 August 2008

An Interesting Finding About Statistics

Statistics is a branch of maths where numbers are grouped for analysis.

The set of numbers grouped up tells and exhibits some form of behaviour.

They are also used to define boundaries for decision making.

Bar chart, histogram, frequency polygon are some examples used to present data collected.

With the data collected, the mean (average), mode or median plus their standard deviation can be found or computed.

There is nothing complicated in this approach in the studies of statistics.

It is therefore, an area whereby math learners like. They see the application, I believe.

The interesting finding is that students who DO NOT do well in areas like trigonometry, indices or logarithm, surprisingly, CAN do well in statistics!

Why is it so? It beats me. Maybe another part of the brain is utilised.

However, there is still hope for learners who dislike math.
They is some "escape route" for them!
Statistics may be the link to interest them on math.
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