AUT325-21 Leaving Certificate Inferential Statistics Course: Online Series of 4 Sessions
Leaving Certificate Inferential Statistics Course: Online Series of 4 Sessions
DATE: 4 Classes, 1 hour each onThursdays, 14 October, 21 October, 4 November & 11 November 2021
TIME: 7pm to 8pm
VENUE: Zoom Meeting
Target audience: Teachers of Leaving Certificate Higher Level Maths.
Class 1
- Binomial Distribution / Normal Distribution
- Standard Normal Distribution (Z-Distribution) / Empirical Rule / Z-Scores
- Tables P36/37 - Probabilities for Standard Normal Distribution
- Terminology – Sample /Population / Statistic / Parameter
Class 2
- The Central Limit Theorem and Distribution of Sample Means
- Excel Simulation of Sample and Population mean for Normal Distribution
- Calculating Z-Score for Distribution of Sample Means
- Margin of Error / Confidence Interval for Mean / Level of Significance / P-Value
- Exam Questions
Class 3
- Hypothesis Tests
- Exam Questions
Class 4
- Sample and Population Proportion
- Confidence Interval for Proportion / Level of Significance
- Margin of Error Approximation
- Exam Questions
Learning Outcomes
- Understand normal distribution, standard normal distribution and the empirical rule
- Be able to calculate z-scores and use tables to work out associated probabilities
- Be familiar with the language and terminology used in inferential statistics
- Understand the significance of the central limit theorem
- Understand how to work out confidence intervals for sample means
- Understand how to work out confidence intervals for sample proportions
- Understand hypothesis tests
- Understand p-values and level of significance
- Develop clear methods for answering the different types of exam question
Profile - Seán Murphy
I have a Bachelors Degree in Electronic Engineering from UCC and a Masters in Electronic Systems from DCU. I also worked for 6 years as an Electronic Engineer with Parthus/Ceva in Dublin. I have many years of experience in computer hardware and coding from my academic and work backgrounds.
I changed career to teaching after completing the Hdip in Education in NUIG in 2006 and I have been teaching Maths, Physics and Applied Maths to Leaving Cert Honours level for the last 11 years in CBS Ennistymon, Co. Clare. I also teach Junior Cycle Science and Coding. I have a website www.hardsums.ie where I share my teaching resources for these subjects with other teachers/students.
From 2012 – 2015, I worked as a local facilitator for the Project Maths Development Team. This involved giving courses to Maths teachers in the Limerick and Clare Education Centres. More recently, I have given teacher courses on Geogebra in Limerick Education Centre
In my role as chairman of the Clare/Limerick branch of the IMTA (Irish Maths Teachers’ Association) over the last 5 years I have organised events such as MathsFest 2018 in Limerick (see www.mathsfest.ie) and TEAM Maths Quizzes for Leaving Cert students. I also maintain the website www.clareimta.ie for sharing resources with maths teachers
I have also previously given Easter Revision Courses for Leaving Cert Honours Maths students in Ennis, Co. Clare, and at Brú na Páirce, Killarney.
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Course Details
Course Start Date / Time | 14-10-2021 7:00 pm |
Course End Date / Time | 11-11-2021 8:00 pm |
Capacity | Available |
Course Fee | Cost €10 - To book a place on this course click in to the course details and use the registration link provided |
Location | Online |