Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project
Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)
MAA8 Statistics and probability C
Topic
Determine and interpret statistics
Duration
Many lessons
Objectives (directly from the National Core Curriculum):
The objective of the module is that the student
- Learn to illustrate discrete statistical distributions and to determine and interpret statistics
- Are able to illustrate the common distribution of two variables and determine the correlation coefficient and regression curve
- Are able to utilise software in illustrating distributions, determining statistics, and calculating probabilities
Content (directly from the National Core Curriculum):
- central tendency and standard deviation
- correlation and linear regression
More detailed description of content if necessary
Mathematics offers tools for the presentation and analysis of research data, whereas other sciences supply the substantive content. The mathematics modules in themselves do not contain the specific knowledge addressed by this project. Potential areas of application include population growth and population modelling.
Key concepts
statistical descriptors, key figures, regression, correlation
Connections within the subject
Connections to other subjects (if already known)
Possible model pathways related to the content
Agenda2030: 17 Community and pertnership