3.12 K: Statistical sampling

For sections K to O students must demonstrate the ability to use calculator technology to compute summary statistics and access probabilities from standard statistical distributions.

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K1

Understand and use the terms ‘population’ and ‘sample’.

Use samples to make informal inferences about the population.

Understand and use sampling techniques, including simple random sampling and opportunity sampling.

Select or critique sampling techniques in the context of solving a statistical problem, including understanding that different samples can lead to different conclusions about the population.