Are you average?

These 3 lessons targeting students at Year 8, can be used as standalone or as a sequence of lessons to develop understandings and proficiency in data sampling methods and conducting a statistical investigation. Students learn about the ethics of collecting data, whether random samples represent a population, explore sample size and conduct surveys. They analyse and report on the distribution.

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    Are you average? Part 1

    In this lesson, students will plan and conduct a statistical investigation to find the average height of students at their school.

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    Are you average? Part 2

    In this lesson, students learn about the ethics of collecting data, whether or not random samples represent a population, size of sample and conducting surveys.

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    Are you average? Part 3

    In this lesson, students analyse and report on the distribution of their data for the ‘whole’ school drawing conclusions with respect to different sampling techniques and whether methods chosen were fair and considered.

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