Statistics and Probability for the Australian Curriculum - Year 7 & 8: Print and Digital

Part of the series Statistics and Probability for the Australian Curriculum.

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Statistics and Probability for the Australian Curriculum supports an active inquiry approach to developing statistical thinking, an increasingly important skill throughout industry, government and education. Real statistical data investigations guide students from first thoughts, through planning, collecting and exploring data, to reporting. Written explicitly for the Australian Curriculum, the two-book series supports in-depth study of statistics and probability and helps students of all abilities to draw conclusions and relate learning to every day contexts. The knowledge and skills developed in this series will build a solid foundation for understanding the processes of modelling probabilities, which lie at the heart of statistical inference. Stimulating activities introduce each topic - each section begins with an introductory activity to stimulate class discussion and engage students with the material. Assistance with overcoming common misconceptions - Key terms, hints and caution boxes support students throughout the learning process by offering handy references that help clarify misconceptions. Focus on skill development through investigations and experiments - Exercises and examples within the books, linked to additional activities in the Teacher Resource Package, focus on developing the skills needed to master statistical investigations and probability experiments. Detailed review sections help with revision - Review sections include a chapter summary, mind map, short answer and extended response questions to consolidate understanding.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Essentials of the data investigative process

• 1.1 What is the data investigation process?
• 1.2 Types of data and variables
• 1.3 Planning data investigations

Chapter 2 Presenting and exploring measurement data in statistical investigations

• 2.1 Collecting and handling measurement (continuous) data
• 2.2 Dotplots and stem-and-leaf plots
• 2.3 Mean, median and range of measurement data
• 2.4 Problems with modes in measurement data
• 2.5 Commenting on data features

Chapter 3 Chance

• 3.1 What is probability?
• 3.2 Situations with a total number of equally-likely outcomes
• 3.3 Situation with equally-likely lengths, areas or time periods
• 3.4 probabilities of events proportional to ‘size’
• 3.5 Planning experiments and investigations

Chapter 4 Probabilities and language connectors

• 4.1 Adding probabilities
• 4.2 At least one event
• 4.3 The word ‘and’
• 4.4 Two-way tables of words and data
• 4.5 Venn diagrams

Chapter 5 Collecting useful data

• 5.1 Census
• 5.2 Experimenting
• 5.3 Surveying
• 5.4 Observing
• 5.5 Planning investigations

Chapter 6 Sampling variation

• 6.1 Categorical data and estimating proportions
• 6.2 Continuous data and variation
• 6.3 Variation of sample mean
• 6.4 Commenting on variation

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Sample Chapter

Chapter 1 - Essentials of the data investigative process

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