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Year 6 · Mathematics · Statistics

AC9M6ST03

plan and conduct statistical investigations by posing and refining questions or identifying a problem and collecting relevant data; analyse and interpret the data and communicate findings within the context of the investigation

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Statistics in Year 6.

AC9M6ST01

interpret and compare data sets for ordinal and nominal categorical, discrete and continuous numerical variables using comparative displays or visualisations and digital tools; compare distributions in terms of mode, range and shape

AC9M6ST02

identify statistically informed arguments presented in traditional and digital media; discuss and critique methods, data representations and conclusions

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M6ST03 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 6.

  1. Year 5AC9M5ST01acquire, validate and represent data for nominal and ordinal categorical and discrete numerical variables, to address a question of interest or purpose using software including spreadsheets; discuss and report on data distributions in terms of highest frequency (mode) and shape, in the context of the data
  2. Year 5AC9M5ST02interpret line graphs representing change over time; discuss the relationships that are represented and conclusions that can be made
  3. Year 5AC9M5ST03plan and conduct statistical investigations by posing questions or identifying a problem and collecting relevant data; choose appropriate displays and interpret the data; communicate findings within the context of the investigation
  4. Year 7AC9M7ST01acquire data sets for discrete and continuous numerical variables and calculate the range, median, mean and mode; make and justify decisions about which measures of central tendency provide useful insights into the nature of the distribution of data
  5. Year 7AC9M7ST02create different types of numerical data displays including stem-and-leaf plots using software where appropriate; describe and compare the distribution of data, commenting on the shape, centre and spread including outliers and determining the range, median, mean and mode
  6. Year 7AC9M7ST03plan and conduct statistical investigations involving data for discrete and continuous numerical variables; analyse and interpret distributions of data and report findings in terms of shape and summary statistics

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