AC9M9ST05

See also: Learning Areas / Mathematics / Mathematics / Statistics / Year 9

plan and conduct statistical investigations involving the collection and analysis of different kinds of data; report findings and discuss the strength of evidence to support any conclusions

Elaborations

• AC9M9ST05_E1 - planning and conducting an investigation using questions together with analysis of secondary data set collected from online data bases such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics
• AC9M9ST05_E2 - planning and conducting an investigation relating to consumer spending habits; modelling market research on what teenagers are prepared to spend on technology compared to clothing, with consideration of sample techniques and potential sources of bias
• AC9M9ST05_E3 - investigating where would be the best location for a tropical fruit plantation by conducting a statistical investigation comparing different variables such as the annual rainfall in various parts of Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Malaysia, land prices and associated farming costs
• AC9M9ST05_E4 - posing statistical questions, collecting, representing and interpreting data from different sources in relation to reconciliation, considering the relationships between variables

Achievement Standard Components

• ASMAT916 - They compare and analyse the distributions of multiple numerical data sets, choose representations, describe features of these data sets using summary statistics and the shape of distributions, and consider the effect of outliers.