Hypothetical Data Analysis and Representation in Year 4

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      Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
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      N
    • Source:
      8
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Grade 4
      Intermediate Grades
    • Subject Terms:
      Elementary School Students; STEM Education; Foreign Countries; Data Analysis; Grade 4; Data Collection; Surveys
    • Subject Terms:
      Australia
    • Abstract:
      This paper reports on students' experiences of describing and representing variation in hypothetical data. Fifty-six students (8-9 years-old) experienced collecting and working with quantitative data for two years as part of a STEM education project. The task described here was an end-of-year survey question, with three parts about a hypothetical context for surveying students in two different Australian cities: recording the data, describing the potential variation in the data, and creating a representation of what the data might look like when only a descriptive account of the context and variables were provided. The data analysis framework utilised provides a means of determining students' readiness for further development of statistical ideas.
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    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      ED631600