Level 3 Statistics and Modelling
Option Selection will be opened again in January 2024. Information is currently being updated and may change at any time.
Option Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss R. Prasad.
This course is an introduction to key statistical ideas and skills transferable to tertiary study in statistics. In addition, these ideas and skills will prepare students for fieldwork where the collection, analysis, and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data are important.
Students will develop a systematic understanding of patterns in real-world data. Statistical models and frameworks for data analysis will the used to make judgments (or statistical inferences).
Students will produce their own reports, and develop the skills needed to critique commonplace statistics and statistical reports such as media articles and survey reports. They will learn to research, be succinct and present their findings to relevant stakeholders.
The course also offers an opportunity for subject endorsement and is a UE approved subject. The course offers Statistics standards. This course prepares students for their chosen pathway and/or tertiary level Statistics courses.
Recommended Prior Learning
Level 2 Maths with Statistics or HOD Approval
Pathway
Scholarship Statistics, Tertiary Study
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This option is eligible for course endorsement.
This option is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Mathematics and Statistics 3.8 - Investigate time series data
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.9 - Investigate bivariate measurement data
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.10 - Use statistical methods to make a formal inference
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.13 - Apply probability concepts in solving problems
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Mathematics and Statistics 3.14 - Apply probability distributions in solving problems
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 20
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
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Disclaimer
NCEA Levels 1, 2 & 3 courses will be made up of a selection of the stated standards. This will happen at the beginning of the year with the assigned teacher.