Explore the practicalities and implications of obtaining data through sampling using a variety of investigative processes (VCMSP298)
Explore the variation of means and proportions of random samples drawn from the same population (VCMSP299)
LO: To use a sampling technique to collect data.
Know:
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What is a sample surveying technique.
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How to collect data through observation or surveys.
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How to calculate the mean of a data set.
Understand:
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That sampling data may not paint an entirely accurate picture of the complete data set and that data collected from a sample may change depending on the time of survey and people surveyed.
Do:
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I can collect data using a sampling technique and calculate the mean from the data set.
Elaborations
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investigating the uses of random sampling to collect data
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using sample properties to predict characteristics of the population
What is a Sample?

