Key Maths GCSE: Statistics
Nelson Thornes Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 27. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-7487-5319-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Full-colour throughout for accessible and stimulating material. Includes actual examination questions for plenty of practice with the pupils. Includes ICT activities for full support in developing statistics in this media. Covers all coursework requirements. Review sections in every chapter for full revision and consolidation of learning.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
830 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7487-5319-2 (9780748753192)
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Content
Part 1 Collecting data: types of data; sampling; designing a questionnaire; ICT - working with "Excel". Part 2 Dealing with data: presenting data; line graphs and pie-charts; ICT - working with "Excel". Part 3 Averages: choosing a representative figure; calculations involving the mean; estimation; ICT - working with "Excel". Part 4 Measures of speed: range; cumulative frequency; standard deviation; ICT - working with "Excel". Part 5 Presenting data: two-way tables; stem and leaf diagrams; population pyramids. Part 6 Probability: it all adds up to one; conditional probability; relative frequency; ICT - working with "Excel". Part 7 Histograms: drawing histograms; the shape of a distribution. Part 8 Shapes of distributions: box and whisker diagrams; the normal curve. Part 9 Errors in statistics: errors in measurement; misleading graphs; ICT -working with "Excel". Part 10 Time series: looking for trends; moving averages; ICT - working with "Excel". Part 11 Weighting: index numbers; birth and death rates. Part 12 Finding probabilities: rules for finding probabilities; probability trees. Part 13 Using factorials: factorial notation; selections or combinations; the binomial distribution; ICT - working with "Excel". Part 14 Scatter graphs: scatter diagrams; the equation of the line of best fit; Spearman's coefficient of rank correlation; ICT -working with "Excel". Part 15 Coursework: choose a topic; form the hypotheses; collect the data; analyze the data; interpret the results; form conclusions and state the limitations.