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Create Frequency TablesSEAG Practice Questions

Organising raw data into frequency tables, including grouped data for larger ranges.

Where your child meets this in real life: Summarising survey results, organising test scores, or analysing data

What your child needs to know

SEAGReady breaks create frequency tables into 2 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.

  1. 1

    Ungrouped Frequency Tables

    Create a frequency table from raw data by counting occurrences of each distinct category or value

  2. 2

    Grouped Frequency Tables

    Create a grouped frequency table for numerical data by assigning values to given class intervals

Try these SEAG-style questions

Three free sample questions from our create frequency tables course. Every question comes with a full explanation, and hints that guide without giving the answer away.

Question 1Confidence builder

The table shows 12 favourite-colour responses. How many children chose blue?

Twelve responses in order: blue, red, blue, green, red, blue, red, green, blue, red, green, blue.
Answer choices for question 1
Question 2Confidence builder

The table lists Ethan’s basketball-score groups. Which group does 35 belong in?

Non-overlapping points groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34 and 35-39.
Answer choices for question 2
Question 3Confidence builder

Rachel surveyed 10 pets altogether and started the frequency table shown. What number should replace the question mark?

Frequency table: dog 4, cat 4 and fish unknown. Rachel recorded 10 pets altogether.
Answer choices for question 3

Try the lesson: Ungrouped Frequency Tables

This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.

Mrs O'Neill asked her P6 class to name their favourite sport. The results were: football, hockey, football, swimming, hockey, football, hockey, swimming, football, hockey, swimming, football.

Create a frequency table to show how many children chose each sport.

List all the categories
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List the three categories: football, hockey and swimming

Step 1 of 4

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Mrs O'Neill asked her P6 class to name their favourite sport. The results were: football, hockey, football, swimming, hockey, football, hockey, swimming, football, hockey, swimming, football.

Create a frequency table to show how many children chose each sport.

  1. 1

    List all the categories

    • List the three categories: football, hockey and swimming
  2. 2

    Count each category systematically

    • Tally each response once as you cross it off
    • Convert each tally to a frequency: 5, 4 and 3
  3. 3

    Check the total

    • Add the frequencies to check all 12 responses are accounted for5 + 4 + 3 = 12

The frequency table shows football was most popular with 5 votes.

The key insight: Always check your frequencies add up to the total number of items in your data!

Common mix-up: Football: 4, Hockey: 5, Swimming: 3. Miscounting happens when you don't cross off items. Go through the list carefully and mark each one.

Mistakes to watch for

These are the misconceptions we see most often in create frequency tables, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.

  • Miscounting when tallying
  • Choosing inappropriate group sizes
  • Missing data items when counting

Build these skills first

Struggling with create frequency tables? The real gap is often in one of these earlier topics.

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Master create frequency tables and everything it unlocks

SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.

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