Conduct an experiment to investigate a situation using statistical methods
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This standard asks you to design and run a real experiment to answer a question about something, then use statistics to analyze what you find. You'll need to plan what you're measuring, collect the data yourself, make graphs and charts, and explain what your results mean and why they matter.
You show you've done each step of the investigation process (asking a question, planning, collecting data, displaying results, and drawing conclusions).
You link each step of your investigation to the real-world context and explain your choices—why you chose those variables, why that collection method, and what your evidence actually tells you about the situation.
You weave statistical knowledge and real-world understanding throughout the whole investigation, reflect on whether your process worked well, and consider how other variables or factors might affect your findings.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.