Investigating data distributions
Types of Data
Displaying and describing the distributions of categorical variables
Displaying and describing numerical data
Dot plots and stem plots
Using a logarithm (base 10) scale to display data
Measures of centre and spread
The five-number summary and the box plot
The normal distribution and the 68–95–99.7% rule
Populations and samples
Investigating associations between two variables
Investigating associations between categorical variables
How to interpret a scatterplot
Strength of a linear relationship: The Correlation Coefficient
The coefficient of determination
Correlation and causality
Which graph?
Bivariate data - Classifying the variables
Investigating associations between two numerical variables
Investigating the association between a numerical and a categorical variable
Investigating and modelling linear associations
Fitting a least squares regression line to numerical data
Using the least squares regression line to model a relationship between two numerical variables
Conducting a regression analysis using data
Data transformation
The squared transformation
The log transformation
The reciprocal transformation
Choosing and applying the appropriate transformation
Investigating and modelling time series
Fitting a trend line and forecasting
Seasonal indices
Smoothing a time series using moving means
Smoothing a time series plot using moving medians
Time series data
Modelling growth and decay using recursion
Sequences and recurrence relations
Modelling linear growth and decay
Using an explicit rule for linear growth and decay
Modelling geometric growth and decay
Using an explicit rule for geometric growth or decay
Interest rates over different time periods and effective interest rates
Reducing balance loans, annuities and investments
Combining linear and geometric growth or decay to model compound interest investments
Using recurrence relations to analyse and model reducing balance loans and annuities
Amortisation tables
Analysing financial situations using amortisation tables
Using a finance solver to find the balance and final payment
Using a finance solver to find interest rates, time taken and regular payments
Interest-only-loans
Perpetuities
Matrices
What is a matrix?
Using matrices to represent information
Matrix arithmetic: addition, subtraction and scalar multiplication
Matrix arithmetic: the product of two matrices
Matrix inverse, the determinant and matrix equations
Binary, permutation and communication matrices
Dominance Matrices
Transition matrices and Leslie matrices
Transition matrices - setting up a transition matrix
Interpreting transition matrices
Transition matrices - using recursion
Transition matrices - using the rule
Leslie matrices
Graphs, networks and trees: travelling and connecting problems
Graphs and networks
Adjacency matrices
Exploring and travelling
Weighted graphs and networks
Dijkstra's algorithm
Trees and minimum connector problems
Flow, matching and scheduling problems
Flow problems
Matching and allocation problems (Updated 2024)
Precedence tables and activity networks
Scheduling problems (Updated)
Crashing (Updated)