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GCSE Maths Statistics Coursework For my maths statistics coursework I am going to be comparing the height and weight of the pupils at Mayfield High School. I will compare height and weight because it is continuous data. Firstly I will take a sample of the data. To get a sample of my data I will tell the spreadsheet to assign a random number to each set of data and then display the data in order of these numbers, I will then chose the top 50 rows of data as my sample. I have chosen this method because it is completely random and easy to do. I will avoid choosing a biased sample by randomising the order of the data again if the sample appears to be biased. If I find outliers in my sample, I will still use them in my investigation. This will be I think that the taller...

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