AC9M10ST02 • Year 10 Maths

Data distributions for continuous numerical variables using appropriate data displays (AC9M10ST02)

recognise situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent integers on a number line and as coordinates on the Cartesian plane

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  • compare data distributions for continuous numerical variables using appropriate data displays including boxplots; discuss the shapes of these distributions in terms of…
  • Example: constructing and interpreting box plots and using them to compare data sets, understanding that box plots are an efficient and common way of representing and summarising data…
  • Common trap: comparing shapes of distributions using box plots, histograms, cumulative frequency graphs and dot plots, discussing symmetry, skew and modality