Unit 4 General Mathematics
This unit has three topics: ‘Time series analysis’; ‘ Loans, investments and annuities’ and ‘Networks and decision mathematics’. ‘Time series analysis’ continues students’ study of statistics by introducing them to the concepts and techniques of time …
Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM087
construct time series plots
ACMGM087 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM107
use the critical path to determine the minimum time for a project to be completed
ACMGM107 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM089
smooth time series data by using a simple moving average, including the use of spreadsheets to implement this process
ACMGM089 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM091
deseasonalise a time series by using a seasonal index, including the use of spreadsheets to implement this process
ACMGM091 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM092
fit a least-squares line to model long-term trends in time series data.
ACMGM092 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM093
implement the statistical investigation process to answer questions that involve the analysis of time series data.
ACMGM093 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM105
use forward and backward scanning to determine the earliest starting time (EST) and latest starting times (LST) for each activity in the project
ACMGM105 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM097
use a recurrence relation to model a reducing balance loan and investigate (numerically or graphically) the effect of the interest rate and repayment amount on the time taken to repay the loan
ACMGM097 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM088
describe time series plots by identifying features such as trend (long term direction), seasonality (systematic, calendar-related movements), and irregular fluctuations (unsystematic, short term fluctuations), and recognise when there are outliers; for …
ACMGM088 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum