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Year 3 · Mathematics · Statistics

AC9M3ST03

conduct guided statistical investigations involving the collection, representation and interpretation of data for categorical and discrete numerical variables with respect to questions of interest

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Statistics in Year 3.

AC9M3ST01

acquire 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

AC9M3ST02

create and compare different graphical representations of data sets including using software where appropriate; interpret the data in terms of the context

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M3ST03 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 3.

  1. Year 2AC9M2ST01acquire data for categorical variables through surveys, observation, experiment and using digital tools; sort data into relevant categories and display data using lists and tables
  2. Year 2AC9M2ST02create different graphical representations of data using software where appropriate; compare the different representations, identify and describe common and distinctive features in response to questions
  3. Year 4AC9M4ST01acquire data for categorical and discrete numerical variables to address a question of interest or purpose, using digital tools; represent data using many-to-one pictographs, column graphs and other displays or visualisations; interpret and discuss the information that has been created
  4. Year 4AC9M4ST02analyse the effectiveness of different displays or visualisations in illustrating and comparing data distributions, then discuss the shape of distributions and the variation in the data
  5. Year 4AC9M4ST03conduct statistical investigations, collecting data through survey responses and other methods; record and display data using digital tools; interpret the data and communicate the results

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