5.

DATA ANALYSIS
Big question: Has Alice Springs climate changed over the last 100 years?
For this section, each student will be required to calculate the mean, range and
median temperatures for each month of a particular year. This section is broken
into two halves minimum and maximum temperatures.
TEMPERATURES
For each month, work out the mean, median and range using a calculator.
Mean = The average of a data set. All data values are added and the total is
divided by the number of data values.

Range = highest value lowest value

Median = the middle number (make sure the numbers are in order from lowest to
highest)

What year? __________________________ MINIMUM or MAXIMUM

5.1. Table summarising the mean, range and median for a selected year
temperatures in Alice Springs.

Mean Range Median

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Yearly
Now lets check your answers using Excel.
In unmanaged data, Miss Chapman, Year 9 Maths, there is the data you need to
progress.
Follow the excel instruction document to calculate the mean, median and range
for each month of each year.
5.2. Write the excel answers in the table below summarising the mean, range
and median for a selected year of temperatures in Alice Springs.

Mean Range Median

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Yearly
 Average Maximum Temperatues for Alice Springs
40

35

30

25
1915
Temperature (oC) 20
2015
15

10

0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Month
 Average Minimum Temperatures for Alice Springs
25

20

15
1915
Temperature (oC)
2015
10

0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Month

Average Temperature for January 1915-2015

40

38

36

34
Temperature (oC) Jan
32

30

28

Year