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Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Statistics for a dataset

HES 212 · Further Mathematics for University Study — Week 11 of 16

CourseHES 212
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Statistics for a dataset

  1. Averages and range
  2. Comparing two datasets

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Apply basic statistical measures to a dataset.

Activity

Compare the reaction times of two groups.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Contemporary Mathematics, 8.3–8.4: Averages and spread · PDF · OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics (2023), 8.3–8.4: averages, range and standard deviation, pp. 857–878 · for registered students
  • Introductory Statistics 2e, 2.7: Measures of the Spread of the Data · PDF · OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (2023), 2.7: comparing two datasets by their spread, pp. 107–117 · for registered students
  • The conceptual field of measures of central tendency: a first approximation · Open-access article · Cazorla et al. (2023), International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education. How averages are understood when comparing datasets. · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Coordinates and straight-line graphs
  • Week 2: Gradient and y-intercept (y = mx + c)
  • Week 3: Plotting quadratic graphs
  • Week 4: Using graphs to solve problems
  • Week 5: Number sequences and the nth term
  • Week 6: Geometric sequences
  • Week 7: Sequences and how fast programs grow
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Probability basics
  • Week 10: Probability of two events
  • Week 11: Statistics for a dataset
  • Week 12: From a problem to pseudocode
  • Week 13: Checking a solution with test data
  • Week 14: Maths problem-solving project
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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