13STAT

Level 3 Statistics

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs R. Astwood.

Level 3 Statistics is a university approved subject.
This is a Statistics course building on skills learnt in previous years. It includes three internal Achievement Standards which involve writing Statistical reports on Bivariate data, Time-Series data and making a Statistical Inference. There are two external Achievement Standards involving Probability and Probability Distributions..
Students wishing to study Science (including Medicine) or Psychology at University should take this course.

Course Overview

Term 1
Two internals, Bivariate Data and Formal inference.

Term 2
One internal, Time-Series data and starting one external, Probability.

Term 3
Focusing on the two externals, Probability and Probabiity Distributions.

Term 4
Revision and external exams.

Recommended Prior Learning

14 Credits at Level 2 Mathematics or Statistics including the external Probability 2.12 (91267).

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

Costs: Workbooks $35.
Graphics calculator $100.

Career Pathways

Assessment Information

You will be given a practice internal assessment beforehand which will be marked for feedback and feedforward.
Internal assessments are open book and you have one week to complete it, you may work on it at home as well as the class time allocated. You will use NZGrapher to produce graphs of your data and then write a 6 page report.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91580 v2
NZQA Info
Mathematics and Statistics 3.8 - Investigate time series data
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: Y
A.S. 91581 v2
NZQA Info
Mathematics and Statistics 3.9 - Investigate bivariate measurement data
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: Y
A.S. 91582 v2
NZQA Info
Mathematics and Statistics 3.10 - Use statistical methods to make a formal inference
4
4
4
4
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: Y
A.S. 91585 v2
NZQA Info
Mathematics and Statistics 3.13 - Apply probability concepts in solving problems
4
4
4
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: Y
A.S. 91586 v2
NZQA Info
Mathematics and Statistics 3.14 - Apply probability distributions in solving problems
4
4
4
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: Y
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 20

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 20

Students taking this course are eligible to be awarded this subject as part of the requirement for 14 credits in three University Entrance approved subjects.

Disclaimer

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