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Spotting Patterns
Number sense and mathematical abilities
Visualizing the data
We discovered that the basic gut sense for numbers that all humans share improves as we age and is linked to performance in school mathematics. Over 10,000 people between the ages of 11 and 85 participated in this research, taking tests via the internet. Choose an image on the right to visit one of two interactive plots to learn more about these results. Test yourself at panamath.org.

Start Visualizing
View scatter plot
View scatter plot
View decile plot
View decile plot

Switch Views

Once inside, use the menu in the top right to switch between the scatter and decile plots of the data.

Change graph from scatter to decile plot.

Switch Views
Filter results

When viewing the scatter plot, clicking "Filter ability" allows you to interact, turn on and off various groups and display group means.

Click Filter Ability, then check desired ranges.

Filter Results