“Every problem has a solution”
MATH GUIDE
STATISTICS
You should be able to
differentiate between types of data;
Discrete and continuous variables.
Ungrouped and grouped data.
construct a frequency table for a given set of data;
Ungrouped and grouped data.
determine class features for a given set of data;
Class interval, class boundaries, class limits, class midpoint, class width.
construct statistical diagrams;
Pie charts, bar charts, line graphs, histograms and frequency polygons.
interpret statistical diagrams;
Pie charts, bar charts, line graphs, histograms and frequency polygons.
determine measures of central tendency for raw, ungrouped and grouped data;
Mean, median and mode.
determine when it is most appropriate to use the mean, median and mode as the average for a set of data;
Mean, median and mode as measures of central tendency.
determine the measures of dispersion (spread) for raw, ungrouped and grouped data;
Range, interquartile range and semi-interquartile range.
construct a cumulative frequency table for ungrouped and grouped data;
draw cumulative frequency curve (Ogive);
Appropriate scales for axes. Class boundaries as domain.
use statistical diagrams;
Mean, mode, median, quartiles range, interquartile range, semi-interquartile range.
determine the proportion or percentage of the sample above or below a given value from raw data, table or cumulative frequency curve;
identify the sample space for sample experiment;
Set of all possible outcomes.
determine experimental and theoretical probabilities of events;
make inference(s) from statistics.
Raw data, tables, diagrams.