How many Shuttle Runs can one woman complete

How many Shuttle Runs can one woman complete in 30 seconds? Taken over a period of 6 weeks, her results were recorded….

4, 5 Amount of Shuttle Runs completed in 30 seconds 4 Bar chart showing the progress of one woman in Shuttle Runs over a period of 6 weeks 3, 5 3 2, 5 Series 1 2 1, 5 1 0, 5 0 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

ANOMALY: The woman dipped in her performance, only completing 3 shuttle runs in 30 seconds. This could be due to an injury or sheer laziness to try her best. Amount of Shuttle Runs completed in 30 seconds The woman’s average completion of runs is 4. 5 out of the 6 weeks she managed to complete 4 shuttle runs. She was consistent. 4, 5 Bar chart showing the progress of one woman 4 in Shuttle Runs over a period of 6 weeks 3, 5 3 2, 5 2 Series 1 1, 5 1 0, 5 0 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

How could the results be improved? Many Shuttle Runs were half completed. Recording half a shuttle run will show the woman’s improvement over the course of 6 weeks. Amount of Shuttle Runs completed in 30 seconds 4, 5 Bar chart showing the progress of one woman in Shuttle Runs over a period of 6 3, 5 weeks 4 3 2, 5 2 Series 1 1, 5 1 0, 5 0 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Things to note: • Discrete data- gaps between bars • Continuous- no gaps between bars • Children setting own targets against what they have already accomplished. Look at their data over a few weeks- what realistically could they attain? • Anomaly- get the children to discuss why there might be anomalies • Drop the time seconds one week (say to 20 seconds) so results one week are different- will the children notice?