Data sets

These data sets can be used in conjunction with questions from Gamma Mathematics (NCEA Edition), Theta Mathematics (NCEA Edition) and Sigma Mathematics (3rd Edition NCEA).  

Gamma Mathematics (NCEA Edition) data sets
Gamma Mathematics Homework Book data sets
Theta Mathematics (NCEA Edition) data sets
Theta Mathematics (NCEA Edition) Workbook data sets
Sigma Mathematics data sets
Sigma Mathematics (3rd Edition NCEA) data sets
Sigma Mathematics Workbook data sets

 

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Gamma Maths (NCEA Edition) data sets:

286 Fat content and price data for ice-cream (Ex 21.01 Qn 9).xls 291 Price and water usage for dishwashers (Ex 21.02 Qn 3).xls 291 Price and percentage of air in ice-cream (Ex 21.02 Qn 4).xls 293 Height vs arm span (Ex 21.02 Qn 6).xls 293 Water and power consumption at a hotel (Ex 21.02 Qn 7).xls 297 Public transport in Wellington (Ex 21.03 Qn 4).xls 298 Time series and trend lines (Population Growth 1951 - 2001).xls 300 Arrivals from Australia Jan 1991 to Jan 2002 (Ex 21.04 Qn 1).xls 301 Monthly electricity bills (Ex 21.04 Qn 2).xls 302 International visitor arrivals by country of origin 1991 - 2002 (Ex 21.04 Qn 3).xls 303 Digital cameras - price and weight (Ex 21.05 Qn 1).xls 304 Accommodation prices in Christchurch & Queenstown (Ex 21.05 Qn 2).xls 307 Printers - initial cost and ongoing costs (NCEA 1.5 Revision).xls

 

Gamma Maths Homework Book (NCEA Edition) data sets:

098 Water content of bacon.xls 102 LTSA NZ Crash Rates 1951 - 2002.xls 102 LTSA NZ Fatal road crashes (monthly data) 1996 - 2002.xls 102 NZ Minimum air temperatures by location and month.xls 103 National Bank Cup Netball tables 1998 - 2004.xls 103 Premier League tables 1995 - 2004.xls 103 Rugby Super 12 tables 2000 - 2004.xls 104 Digital cameras.xls

 

Sigma Mathematics (3rd Edition NCEA):

9       Marriage and Divorce rates 1961-2003.xls 10     Lung disease deaths (UK) 1974 to 1979.xls                                        11     Lynx trappings (Canada) 1821 to 1934.xls 15     Crime statistics (NZ) 1880 to 2004.xls 16     Jeans sales figures ( UK ) 1980 to 1985.xls 18     Cheese exports 1984-2004.xls 19     Kiwifruit exports 1984-2004.xls 19     Electricity Generation - New Zealand 1971-2003.xls 20     Road motor vehicles per thousand population.xls 26     UK traffic fatalities - monthly.xls 30     Monthly Arrivals from Australia Jan 1991 to Aug 2001.xls 33     Quarterly electricity use.xls 34     Bun run.xls 35     Swimming pool admissions 2002 to 2006.xls 36     Wool exports (NZ) 1985 to 1991.xls 37     Australian quarterly production of electricity March 1956 - Sep 1994.xls 42     Mean estimated resident population of New Zealand 1991-2004.xls 42     Wine exports 1989-2004.xls 43     Alpha-Beta-Gamma Share prices.xls 45     Hotel nights for tourists in New Zealand 1990-2003 (answer).xls 47     Violent offences 1952 - 2000.xls 48     Hotel nights - international comparisons.xls 48     Divorce - median age of husband and wife - 1991-2004.xls 49     Manatees and powerboats.xls 49     Smoking prevalence and consumption NZ 1985-2004.xls 52     NZ Tree ring data 1256-1976.xls 52     Victoria motel data Jan 1980 - June 1995.xls 52     Monthly traffic fatalities in Ontario, Canada 1960-74.xls 52     Monthly sales in Australia of red wine from January 1980 to July 1995.xls 53     Daily sales of paperback and hardcover books over a 30 day period.xls 53     Sunspot Numbers.xls 53     Daily maximum temperatures in Melbourne 1981-90.xls 53     Southern Oscillation Index.xls 53     Melanoma in Connecticut 1936 to 1972.xls 53     Phone call charges (NY to SFO) 1915-1996.xls 53     Real daily wages in pounds in the United Kingdom from 1260 to 1994.xls 53     Purse snatchings in Hyde Park Chicago Jan 1969 to Sept 1973.xls 53     Library books issued.xls 53     Credit card statistics.xls 53     Primary energy supply.xls 53     Beer production.xls 53     NZ Population male female.xls   109   NZ Census - Families (Ages of parents and children).xls   263   Fertility rate vs contraception use.xls 263   McDonaldsTM Nutrition Information.xls 264   Currency rates NZD vs AUD & USD.xls 265   Four sets of artificial bivariate data.xls 273   Airports vs Area vs Population.xls 274   Powerboat registrations vs Manatee fatalities (Florida 1977-2004).xls 275   World Bank Life Expectancy vs Fertility Ratios.xls 276   Poverty vs Corruption.xls   286   Sand erosion data.xls 294   Height and arm-span for 25 adults.xls 294   Video vs DVD hires.xls 295   World Metro List (length vs stations).xls 299   Nuclear plants data (Cost vs Generating capacity).xls 301   Alcohol and tobacco spending, UK.xls 302   Wine consumption and heart disease.xls 303   Leaning Tower of Pisa.xls 304   Cigarette use vs Lung Cancer - 44 US states.xls 310   Destinations and airfares from Auckland.xls   343   Frequency of Tropical Cyclones 1968-1989.xls 345   Earthquakes over magnitude 7 (1995-2005).xls   419   Heartbeat Rates of Animals.xls 422   Altitude vs atmospheric pressure.xls 423   North Island population.xls 424   Obesity table (height vs weight).xls 430   Cell-phone sales over a ten-year period.xls

 

Sigma Mathematics Workbook:

Page 000    Friday road accidents 1986.xls Page 000    Whooping cranes migration 1938-1972.xls Page 000    Net migration (NZ) 1991-2004.xls Page 000    Onion exports (NZ) 1989-2004.xls                             Page 000    Directory assistance - monthly calls 1962-1976.xls Page 000    Hotel nights for non-residents New Zealand 1990-2003.xls Page 000    Imported oil vs indigenous oil 1974-2004.xls Page 000    Weedkiller sales.xls Page 000    Casualties on New Zealand roads 2003-2005.xls Page 000    Marriages and Marriage Rates (NZ) 1961-2003.xls Page 000    Abortion numbers (NZ) 1991-2003.xls Page 000    NZ Gas supply 1995-2004.xls Page 000    History of the Internet.xls Page 000    McDonalds and Life Expectancy.xls Page 000    London underground - length and number of stations.xls Page 000    Forest land vs severe water stress.xls Page 000    Blood pressure vs body temperature (12 patients).xls Page 000    NZ Electricity Distribution Businesses - System Statistics.xls Page 000    Price and percentage of air in ice-cream.xls Page 000    Last minute accommodation prices Rotorua (Thursday and Friday).xls Page 000    Subway Fat and Energy Data.xls Page 000    Earthquake data 2005 (magnitude vs depth).xls Page 000    Beer vs wine vs Heart disease.xls Page 000    Expressways vs Railways.xls Page 000    Class sizes vs Education Spending.xls Page 000    Florida lakes - Alkalinity vs average mercury.xls Page 000    Skating on thin ice.xls Page 000    Dripping shirt.xls Page 000    Carbon dioxide emissions (Worldwide) 1971-2003.xls   Scholarship Page 000    Milk Cooperative Merger (Scholarship).xls Page 000    Seed data (Scholarship).xls   NCEA Revision Page 000    Energy production from methane at Redvale and Whitford landfills 2000-2005.xls Page 000    Lamb exports (NZ) 1984-2004.xls Page 000    NZ Bank notes in the hands of the public.xls Page 000    Health statistics (World Bank, CIA Factbook).xls Page 000    Blood pressure vs height of head.xls

Some of the time series data sets are available courtesy of Dr Rob Hyndman, Monash University, VIC, Australia