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Misunderstanding samples
This collection of resources focuses on sampling and questioning, including some definitions, examples and considerations when deciding a question for a survey. The resources would be useful before students conduct their own survey.
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| Year level(s) | Year 8 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | survey, bias, sample |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Statistics, Build understanding |
| Topics | Data representation and interpretation |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMSP206
Explore the practicalities and implications of obtaining data through sampling using a variety of investigative processes
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| National numeracy learning progression |
Interpreting and representing data
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IRD5
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| Organisation | AAMT |
| Copyright | © 2013 Education Services Australia. Free-for-education material. |
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