Foundation Year

MUF0142
Fundamental
Mathematics Unit 2

Course Outline

Study Area Weeks

Univariate Data 3.5

Bivariate Data 6
Probability 3.5

Week Study Area Topic Lessons Students will be Resources*

able to:

1 Univariate Displaying/ Introduction to course Introduction

Data Summarising structure, LMS, PowerPoint
Univariate Data icebreakers.

Types of data, stem & Identify categorical Ex 7A,7B

leaf plots and numerical data

Distinguish between
discrete and
continuous data

Construct, and
interpret, a stem
plot

Histograms, dot plots Construct, and Ex 7C, 7D

& bar charts interpret, a
frequency histogram

Construct, and
interpret, a dot plot

Construct, and
interpret a bar
chart, and
segmented bar chart

Use appropriate
terminology to
describe the shape
of a given
distribution
 Median & quartiles Determine the Ex 7E
mode, median and
quartiles for a given
univariate dataset

Calculate the IQR

and range for a
given univariate
dataset

Use the median,

quartiles and IQR to
comment on the
centre and spread of
a dataset in a given
context

2 Univariate Summarising/ Boxplots Determine the Ex 7F

Data Comparing existence of outliers
Univariate Data from a given
dataset, and
calculate any that
exist

Construct, and
interpret, a boxplot

Mean & Standard Calculate the mean Ex 7G, 7H

Deviation for a given
univariate dataset

Calculate the
standard deviation
for a given
univariate dataset

Use the mean and

standard deviation
to comment on the
centre and spread of
a dataset in a given
context

Summarising Use Excel to Digital

Univariate Data: summarise a given resource
Using Excel univariate dataset
 68-95-99.7% rule Use the 68-95-99.7% Ex 7I
rule to determine
the boundaries
where these
proportions of a
given bell shaped
(normal) data
distribution would
lie

Use the mean and

standard deviation,
and the 68-95-99.7%
rule, to determine
the proportions of a
given bell shaped
(normal) data
distribution that
would lie within
stated boundaries

3 Univariate Comparing/ Z-scores Calculate a z-score, Ex 7I

Data Revising given the mean and
Univariate Data standard deviation
of a dataset

Use z-scores to
compare data from
different
distributions

Back to back stem Construct, and Ex 12B

plots interpret, a back to
back stem plot

Compare
distributions using
back to back stem
plots, referring to
appropriate
statistics

Parallel boxplots Construct, and Ex 8C

interpret, parallel
boxplots

Compare
distributions using
parallel boxplots,
referring to
appropriate
statistics
 Univariate Data Apply the concepts Digital
modelling task learned in Univariate resource
Data to a given
context

4 Univariate/ Revising SA1 revision Chapter 7

Bivariate Univariate Data/ review
Data Displaying
Bivariate Data Assessment: Univariate
Univariate Data test Data test

Dependent vs. Identify dependent Ex 8A

independent variables and independent
variables

Scatterplots Construct, and Ex 8E

interpret, a
scatterplot

Summarise the
direction, form and
strength of a
relationship, and the
existence of
outliers, from a
given scatterplot

5 Bivariate Summarising Correlation Estimate the value Digital

Data Bivariate Data/ coefficient of the correlation resource
Regression coefficient from a
given scatterplot

Calculate the
correlation
coefficient, and use
it to summarise the
strength and
direction of a
relationship from a
given bivariate
dataset

Coefficient of Calculate the Ex 8G

determination coefficient of
determination, and
interpret it, for a
bivariate dataset in
a given context
 Least squares Fit a ‘line of best fit’ Ex 9A, 9C
regression to a given
scatterplot

Use a graphics
calculator to obtain
the least squares
regression equation
for a given bivariate
dataset

Use the formulae to

find the least
squares regression
equation for a
bivariate dataset,
when given
appropriate
summary statistics

Making predictions Use a regression Ex 9D

equation to make
predictions, by
interpolation and
extrapolation

Determine the
reliability of a given
prediction

6 Bivariate Regression/ Residual analysis Calculate residual Ex 9E

Data Transforming values for a given
Data bivariate dataset

Construct a residual
plot for a given
bivariate dataset

Use a residual plot

to determine the
reliability of the
prediction of a
relationship between
two variables

Regression: Using Use Excel to perform Digital

Excel linear regression resource
 Introducing Calculate the log Digital
logarithms (base 10) of a given resource
number

Calculate a number
given its log (base
10) value

Data transformations Determine the Ex 9F

appropriate
transformation to
linearise a given
scatterplot of non-
linear data

Perform an
appropriate
transformation on
non-linear data,
with the aim of
linearising

7 Bivariate Transforming Data transformations Find the least Digital

Data Data/ squares regression resource
Group Task equation for a
relationship
involving a
transformed
variable, and
determine the
success of the
transformation

Make predictions
using a regression
equation involving a
transformed variable

Flexible/Catch up Digital
period resource

Assessment: Bivariate Bivariate Data

Data group group
application task application
task

Assessment: Bivariate Bivariate Data

Data group group
application task application
task
8 Bivariate Time Series: Time Series Data Describe key Digital
Data Smoothing features of a given resource
time series plot,
using appropriate
terminology

Construct a time
series plot for a
given bivariate
dataset

Smoothing: Moving Perform moving Digital

mean mean smoothing for resource
a given time series
dataset, using an
odd number of
points

Smoothing: Perform moving Digital

Moving mean mean smoothing for resource
(with centring) a given time series
dataset, using an
even number of
points

Smoothing: Moving Perform moving Digital

median median smoothing resource
for a given time
series dataset, using
an odd number of
points

9 Bivariate Time Series: Smoothing: Excel Use Excel to perform Digital

Data Seasonality moving mean resource
smoothing for a
given time series
dataset

Seasonal adjustment Calculate, and Digital

interpret, a seasonal resource
index for a given
time series dataset

Deseasonalise a
value, or values, in a
given times series
dataset, and use this
to identify trends
 Forecasting Fit a least squares Digital
regression line to resource
time series data,
and use it to
forecast

Obtain the least

squares regression
line for given
seasonal data, by
deseasonalising first

Make predictions for

seasonal data, by
using a regression
equation, and
reseasonalising

Seasonality: Excel Use Excel to analyse Digital

seasonal data resource

10 Bivariate Revising SA2 revision Chapter 9

Data/ Bivariate Data/ review, digital
Probability Probability I resource

Assessment: Bivariate Data

Bivariate Data Test Test

Experimental Calculate an MUFY Maths Ex

probability experimental 11A
probability for a
given scenario

Calculating List the event (or MUFY Maths Ex

probabilities sample) space for a 11B
given scenario

Calculate a
theoretical
probability for a
given scenario
11 Probability Probability I Tree diagrams & Construct a tree MUFY Maths Ex
lattice diagrams diagram for 11C, digital
sequential activities resource
in a given scenario

Construct a lattice
diagram to display
the outcomes for
two activities in a
given scenario

Use a tree/lattice
diagram to calculate
theoretical
Tree diagrams & MUFY Maths Ex
probabilities
lattice diagrams 11C, digital
resource

Addition law Use the addition law MUFY Maths Ex

to calculate the 11D, digital
probability of a resource
union of two events

Rearrange the
addition law to
calculate the
probability of a
single event, or
intersection of two
events

Venn diagrams & Determine whether MUFY Maths Ex

mutually exclusive two events are 11D, digital
events mutually exclusive resource

Use a Venn diagram

to visually represent
probabilities
12 Probability Probability II Probability tables Construct a MUFY Maths Ex
Karnaugh map for 11E, digital
two events resource

Probability tables

Construct a MUFY Maths Ex

probability table for 11E, digital
two events resource

Use Karnaugh maps

and probability
tables to calculate
probabilities of
intersecting events

Conditional Understand and MUFY Maths Ex

probability apply the concept of 11F
conditional
probability

Use Venn diagrams,

tree diagrams and
Conditional probability tables to Digital
probability solve conditional resource
probability problems

13 Probability Probability II Independent Events Determine whether MUFY Maths Ex

two events are 11G
independent

Use the
independence
property to solve
associated
probability problems

Probability Revision Digital

Activity resource

SA3 Revision Digital

resource,
MUFY Maths
Chapter 11
Review

Assessment: Probability test

Probability test

14 Unit Revision Revision

Exercises from Maths Quest Fundamental Mathematics Textbook, unless stated otherwise