Do older students (September born) attain better results in KS3 maths than younger students (august born)?

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MOHAMED PANCHBHAYA                                                                                  11L

MATHEMATICS COURSEWORK: STATISTICS

QUESTION: Do older students (September born) attain better results in KS3 maths than younger students (august born)?

PREDICTION: I hypothesize that older students do attain better results than younger students.

In order for me to complete the above investigation, I will first need to devise a plan for me to go with so that I can keep errors and irrelevant work to a bear minimum.

PLAN:

  1. COLLECTING DATA: I will need to choose a suitable method of sampling to collect my data, in this case I will simply highlight the months September and August on my data sheet and use the information appropriately.
  2. RECORDING & PRESENTING DATA: I will be required to use a clear and informative way of presenting my selected data.
  3. LOOKING FOR RELATIONSHIPS & MAKING COMPARISONS: I need to use my statistical knowledge to describe and talk about any relationships that I can see, and also any comparisons I can make between different sets of results.
  4. EXPLANATION OF RESULTS: I will need to describe and explain my results, stating their reliability and any apparent patterns.
  5. EXTENSION OF PROBLEM: if there is enough time, and my investigation is correctly completed to a suitable standard, then I may think of extending the problem.
  6. CONCLUSION/EVALUATION: I will need to write a summary of what I found out and maybe how I could have improved on it.
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As I have stated above, I will need to stick closely to my plan. Firstly I will need to gather my data and present my results in a table.

The above table displays the data that I will use for my ‘older students’. These are the students whom are born in September 1986; those whom are amongst the oldest in the year. Whereas the able below displays the data that I will be using to compare with the information contained in the above table i.e. those that are born in August 1987, the younger students from the ...

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