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• TLF-IDM018753

Can maths really help to save lives? In this clip we see some real life applications of mathematics. Some are about helping to save lives others are about how maths can be useful. What do Florence Nightingale and WHO, the World Health Organisation have in common?

• TLF-IDM007101

The dataset provides statistics about the population of Australia in terms of age and sex from 1901 to 2014. It is made available by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The dataset is in MS Excel format.

• TLF-IDM009042

This is a 13-page guide for teachers. In this module, in the context of statistical data investigations, we build on the content of year 5 on measurement data and count data with many different observed values of counts. Because these data types are quantitative, investigation and interpretation include considerations of ...

• TLF-IDM020218

Follow three young bird watchers as they count how many birds they can find outside. They count how many bird types they see and then record their observations in a table.

• TLF-IDM009041

This is a 23-page guide for teachers. This module uses a number of examples to illustrate different types of data and develop the statistical data investigation process. It suggests the following steps: considering the initial questions that motivate an investigation; identifying issues; planning, collecting, handling and ...

• TLF-IDM009043

This is a 32-page guide for teachers. This module includes some introductory notions of sampling to obtain random representative data.