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Data representations (Year 8)

This module from the AMSI 'The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) project' is for teachers who wish to consolidate and extend their content knowledge on the topic of collecting and interpreting data. There are sections that provide history and context for the topic, as well as exercises and examples of how to present and explain the concepts to students.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 8
Audience	Teacher, School Leader
Purpose	Content knowledge
Format	Downloadable resources
Keywords	sample, data, variability, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Statistics
Topics	Data representation and interpretation
AC: Mathematics content descriptions	ACMSP284 Investigate techniques for collecting data, including census, sampling and observation ACMSP206 Explore the practicalities and implications of obtaining data through sampling using a variety of investigative processes ACMSP293 Explore the variation of means and proportions of random samples drawn from the same population
National numeracy learning progression	Interpreting and representing data
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Organisation	AMSI
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