Do You Have the Internet?
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Approach: Station Level: Year 8
Focus: Interpreting census graph and making predictions
Resources: Graph
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Questions/instructions:


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[Graph sourced from: Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 2002 from http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/pasfull.nsf/web/4C2567EF00247C6ACC256B7500141AB1.]
 
% responses
y8
Look at the graph showing access to the internet in New Zealanders’ homes.
 
1. Which regions had the highest household internet access?
Auckland and Wellington
89
Auckland or Wellington
10
2. Which regions had the lowest household internet access?
Gisborne and West Coast
93
Gisborne or West Coast
7
3. What percent of households in Otago had access to the internet?
35 (%)
90
4. What changes to the graph might you see, if this question
is asked again in 5 years’ time?
changes across all regions
23
changes in general or specific regions
48
no changes
29

Total score:
7
20
6
42
5
26
4
7
0–3
4
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 8
Commentary:
Most year 8 students extracted accurate information from this graph. Understanding of likely trends in internet usage was more mixed. Boys, girls and all three ethnic groups permormed similarly.