Mathematics / Year 10 / Statistics and Probability / Data representation and interpretation

Curriculum content descriptions

Investigate and describe bivariate numerical data where the independent variable is time (ACMSP252)

Elaborations
  • investigating biodiversity changes in Australia since European occupation
  • constructing and interpreting data displays representing bivariate data over time
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Time,  Bivariate data

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Work sample Year 10 Mathematics: Predict a winner

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Conduct statistical investigations: Year 10 – planning tool

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