Level 3 Statistics
13STAT Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs R. Astwood.
Recommended Prior Learning14 Credits at Level 2 Mathematics or Statistics including the external Probability 2.12 (91267).
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.
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.
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Contributions and Equipment/StationeryCosts: Workbooks $35.
Graphics calculator $100.