AC9M8ST02 Year 8 Mathematics

This Content Descriptor from Year 8 Mathematics provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

analyse and report on the distribution of data from primary and secondary sources using random and non-random sampling techniques to select and study samples

Elaborations

• 1 investigating different methods of sampling used to collect data, considering the source and size of samples
• 2 comparing the sampling methods of simple random, systematic, stratified, quota, clustered or convenience, or judgement, and discussing the reliability of conclusions about the context that could be drawn
• 3 defining and distinguishing between probabilistic terms such as random, sample space, sample and sample distribution
• 4 investigating primary and secondary data sources relating to reconciliation between First Nations Australians and non-Indigenous Australians, analysing and reporting on findings

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