Planning a data investigation
Ask a clear question, collect data consistently and explain what the results show.
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The investigation records main travel mode for each student.
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Answer: What is the main travel mode for each student?
- Name the group and the thing being recorded.
- A statistical question allows different recorded responses.
- Answer: What is the main travel mode for each student?.
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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0
VC2M4ST03
conduct statistical investigations, collecting data through survey responses and other methods; record and display data using digital tools; interpret the data and communicate the results
These quizzes practise concepts within this topic. Multiple-choice answers alone do not demonstrate drawing, conducting an investigation or using a digital tool.
Activities to practise beyond the quiz
- Selecting a survey/workflow rule does not conduct an investigation, collect responses, or record/display data using a digital tool.
- Selecting a survey/workflow rule does not conduct an investigation, collect responses, or record/display data using a digital tool.
- Selecting a survey/workflow rule does not conduct an investigation, collect responses, or record/display data using a digital tool.
- Selecting a survey/workflow rule does not conduct an investigation, collect responses, or record/display data using a digital tool.
- Selecting a survey/workflow rule does not conduct an investigation, collect responses, or record/display data using a digital tool.
- VC2M4ST03-C01Conduct statistical investigations.
- VC2M4ST03-C02Collect data through survey responses.
- VC2M4ST03-C03Collect data through other appropriate methods.
- VC2M4ST03-C04Record data using digital tools.
- VC2M4ST03-C05Display data using digital tools.
- VC2M4ST03-C06Interpret the collected and displayed data.
- VC2M4ST03-C07Communicate the results of the investigation.
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Descriptor-derived subskills
- D01Formulating a statistical questionDerived from conducting a statistical investigation for a question or purpose.
- D02Selecting a data-collection methodDerived from collecting data through survey responses and other methods.
- D03Collecting survey responsesDirectly derived from the descriptor's survey-response requirement.
- D04Recording categorical dataDerived from recording investigation data and the Level 4 categorical-data context.
- D05Recording discrete numerical dataDerived from recording investigation data and the Level 4 discrete-numerical-data context.
- D06Selecting a suitable displayDerived from the requirement to display the collected data.
- D07Using a digital toolDirectly derived from recording and displaying data using digital tools.
- D08Interpreting the collected dataDirectly derived from the descriptor's interpretation requirement.
- D09Communicating conclusionsDirectly derived from communicating investigation results.
- D10Recognising limitations in the investigationDerived process subskill for evaluating what the collected data and method can support.