Formulae
Glossary
Introduction
Purpose
Statistics
Plotting data
Dot plot
Box plot
Putting it together
Box plot interpretation
Writing questions
Sampling
Types of sampling
Sampling method
Describing and comparing sample distributions
Comparing the centres
Describing the shape
Comparing the shapes
Comparing the positions and sizes of the spreads
Discussing the overlap
Describing any unusual features
Confidence intervals
Calculating confidence intervals
Comparing confidence intervals
Sampling variability
Reflections
Practice tasks
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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