Glossary
Statistical enquiry cycle
Probability
The range of values for probabilities
Using numbers for writing probability
Ways of calculating probabilities
1 Equally likely outcomes
2 Long run relative frequency
Expected number of outcomes
Probabilities from bar graphs and frequency histograms
Combining probabilities — probability trees
Two-way frequency tables
Data handling
Collecting data
Measures of centre
Measures of spread
Displaying data
1 Dot plots
2 Box plots
Combining dot plots, box plots and means
Drawing conclusions from pairs of box plots
Comparing groups using dot and box plots
Bivariate data
Time series
Single time series
Comparing time series
Statistical reports
Practice questions
Answers
Charlotte has over 10 years’ experience in teaching Mathematics, the majority of this as Assistant HOD of Mathematics and Dean of Year 9 at Darfield High School. She has also undertaken a year at St Margaret’s – a high decile, girls’ school. Here she focused on teaching the junior levels (including Year 7 and 8).
Victoria has twenty years’ experience in teaching Mathematics and has recently retired as Teacher of Mathematics and Specialist Classroom Teacher at Riccarton High School. She has received a Jim Campbell award for teaching excellence (2003) and an Ernest Duncan award in Mathematics (2007).
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