Year 2 · Mathematics · Statistics

AC9M2ST02

create different graphical representations of data using software where appropriate; compare the different representations, identify and describe common and distinctive features in response to questions

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Statistics in Year 2.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M2ST02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 2.

1. Year 1AC9M1ST01acquire and record data for categorical variables in various ways including using digital tools, objects, images, drawings, lists, tally marks and symbols
2. Year 1AC9M1ST02represent collected data for a categorical variable using one-to-one displays and digital tools where appropriate; compare the data using frequencies and discuss the findings
3. Year 3AC9M3ST01acquire data for categorical and discrete numerical variables to address a question of interest or purpose by observing, collecting and accessing data sets; record the data using appropriate methods including frequency tables and spreadsheets
4. Year 3AC9M3ST02create and compare different graphical representations of data sets including using software where appropriate; interpret the data in terms of the context
5. Year 3AC9M3ST03conduct guided statistical investigations involving the collection, representation and interpretation of data for categorical and discrete numerical variables with respect to questions of interest