AC9M9ST05 Year 9 Mathematics

Content descriptor plan and conduct statistical investigations involving the collection and analysis of different kinds of data; report findings and discuss the strength of evidence to support any conclusions

Elaborations

• • Elaboration planning and conducting an investigation using questions together with analysis of secondary data set collected from online data bases such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics
• • Elaboration planning and conducting an investigation relating to consumer spending habits; modelling market research on what teenagers are prepared to spend on technology compared to clothing, with consideration of sample techniques and potential sources of bias
• • Elaboration investigating where would be the best location for a tropical fruit plantation by conducting a statistical investigation comparing different variables such as the annual rainfall in various parts of Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Malaysia, land prices and associated farming costs
• • Elaboration posing statistical questions, collecting, representing and interpreting data from different sources in relation to reconciliation, considering the relationships between variables