Unit 4
Statistics and Probability
Statistics and Probability
MYP subject group objective(s)
A: Knowing and understanding
i. select appropriate mathematics when solving problems in both familiar and unfamiliar situations
ii. apply the selected mathematics successfully when solving problems
iii. solve problems correctly in a variety of contexts
C: Communicating
i. use appropriate mathematical language (notation, symbols and terminology) in both oral and written explanations
ii. use appropriate forms of mathematical representation to present information
iii. move between different forms of mathematical representation
iv. communicate complete, coherent and concise mathematical lines of reasoning
v. organize information using a logical structure
D: Applying mathematics in real-life contexts
i. identify relevant elements of authentic real-life situations
ii. select appropriate mathematical strategies when solving authentic real-life situations
iii. apply the selected mathematical strategies successfully to reach a solution
iv. justify the degree of accuracy of a solution
v. justify whether a solution makes sense in the context of the authentic real-life situation
Skills
PROBABILITY Pre IB Studies class: • Probability with one and two events using sample space and tree diagrams • Addition and multiplication rules • Venn Diagrams and probability • Set notations
Core Skills Set Theory Using Venn Diagrams Probability Tree Diagrams Possibility Spaces Cumulative Frequency Curves and Box Plots Mean, Median, Mode, Range and Interquartile Range for various types of Data. Finding the PMCC and Least Squares Regression Line Extension Skills The Binomial Distribution Two Way Tables The Normal Distribution Standard Deviation and Variance
STATISTICS • Graphs and charts • Calculating mean, median and mode from grouped discrete and grouped continuous data (also by GDC) • Cumulative Frequency and box plots • Variance and standard deviation • Correlation and regression