Year 10 Statistics

Statistics in Year 10 in South Australia

• The topics covered in Year 10 statistics in South Australia include frequency, frequency distribution table, the five number summary, mean, mode, range, median, box and whisker plots, and bivariate data.
• Frequency refers to the number of times a particular value occurs in a dataset.
• A frequency distribution table is a table that shows the number of times each value occurs in a dataset.
• The five number summary consists of the minimum value, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum value of a dataset.
• The mean is the average of a dataset, calculated by summing all values and dividing by the number of values.
• The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a dataset.
• The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset.
• The median is the middle value in a dataset when the values are arranged in ascending order.
• Box and whisker plots are graphical representations of the five number summary, showing the distribution of a dataset.
• Bivariate data refers to data that involves two variables, one independent and one dependent.
• Scatter plots are used to display bivariate data, with one variable plotted on the x-axis and the other on the y-axis.
• Stem and leaf plots are used to organize and display numerical data, with the stems representing the tens or hundreds place and the leaves representing the ones place. Back to back stem and leaf plots compare two sets of data.