Content description VC2M5ST01

Mathematics Version 2.0 / Level 5 / Statistics

Content description

acquire, 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

Elaborations

recognising that ordinal data is a form of categorical data even though the data being collected might be numbers, for example, a rating scale using numbers 1–5 to represent the categories people can choose from when asked, ‘What rating would you give this film out of 5?’
determining the mode for a set of data and discussing that there may be more than one mode
identifying the best methods of presenting data to illustrate the results of investigations and justifying the choice of representations
acquiring data through chance experiments, discussing and reporting on the distribution of outcomes and how this relates to equal and unequal outcomes
using digital systems to validate data; for example, recognising the difference between numerical, text and date formats in spreadsheets, and setting data types in a spreadsheet to make sure a date is input correctly
investigating data relating to the reconciliation process between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and non-Indigenous Australians, posing questions, discussing and reporting on findings

Code

VC2M5ST01

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