Mathematics Standard 11–12 – Year 11 · Data analysis · Measures of centre and spread · Topic: Data & statistics · Year 11

Identify the range and standard deviation as measures of spread to describe variation in a dataset

Dot point ID standard-year-11-data-analysis/dp-3c9467dc · See it on the NSW Curriculum website ↗

Outcomes for this focus area (MST-11-08)

MST-11-08 displays and analyses datasets using summary statistics and graphical representations

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Maths Is Fun: Standard deviation
Maths Is Fun · Interactive (browser) · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · No prep
Use it for: Plain-English explanation of standard deviation with worked examples and questions.
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Unit/Planning
Mathematics Standard (2024) Year 11 Unit 1 – getting healthy (9 lessons)
NSW Department of Education · Sample unit (DOCX) · Editable document · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Australian context, Editable, Teacher notes
Focus areas as stated by NSW DoE on the units page
Unit/Planning
Mathematics Standard (2024) Year 11 Unit 4 – driving safely (11 lessons)
NSW Department of Education · Sample unit (DOCX) · Editable document · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Australian context, Editable, Teacher notes
Focus areas as stated by NSW DoE on the units page