Tally Marks
It is easy to do a tally, just put marks on a piece of paper!
Here are the tally marks for 1 to 4:
BUT the 5th mark is drawn ACROSS the previous 4 marks: |
Then continue making single marks again:
Remember: every fifth mark is drawn across the previous 4 marks
It makes it easy to see the total later on!
Tallying in Surveys
You can use tally marks when doing a Survey.
Tally Using Dots and Lines
There is another cool way to tally: Tukey Tallying.
But it can be a little slower, as drawing dots takes longer.