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Semi-structured statistical investigations

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Using semi-structured tasks can scaffold the development of students unfamiliar with the statistical investigative process.

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In a semi-structured investigation, the context and focus are determined by the task.

The basic outline of the investigation is determined by the task but students are required to make some choices relevant to the context.

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Name	Class	Section
Are males better drivers?	Folder	17
Reaction time	Folder	17
Year 8: Investigate the effect of individual data values, including outliers, on the mean and median	Infobox	3
Year 8: Explore the variation of means and proportions of random samples drawn from the same population	Infobox	3
Year 9: Compare data displays using mean, median and range to describe and interpret numerical data sets in terms of location (centre) and spread	Infobox	3
Year 10: Construct and interpret box plots and use them to compare data sets	Infobox	3