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Data Analysis C

Everything that can go wrong with a statistical investigation is decided before any data is collected. Five lessons build an inquiry from the question to the report, and then turn the same equipment outward on the statistics other people publish.

5lessons
8syllabus points
3-4hstudy
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1
Designing a Statistical Inquiry
From a question of interest to an aim, a falsifiable hypothesis and classified variables
2
Gathering Data Ethically and Efficiently
Consent and privacy; leading, loaded and double-barrelled questions; the tidy layout
3
Sampling Methods and Sample Size
Why method decides representativeness and size decides only precision
4
Reporting with Data Visualisations
Matching display to variable, and why a bar chart's axis must start at zero
5
Reading Statistics Critically
The checklist, the missing denominator, and association against causation

Focus Area Snapshot

5lessons
8syllabus points
15worked examples
40questions

Where this leads

This is a Path focus area, sitting outside the Core and preparing you for Mathematics Advanced and Standard in Year 11. It is also the area you will use most often outside mathematics, every time someone quotes a statistic at you.

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