Competency Alignment

How the 18 course standards map to the ministerial Statement of the Competency and its performance criteria. Every criterion is covered, and every standard has a home. Hover a code to read the standard; click to open its lesson.

Statement of the Competency
Solve problems related to the natural sciences using statistical methods and probability concepts.
Fully aligned. Every performance criterion is covered by at least one standard, and all 18 standards map to a criterion — no gaps, no orphans.
Element 1

Use descriptive statistical methods to process data

Performance criterion Standards
Appropriate use of statistical vocabulary
Appropriate representation of a frequency distribution (table or graph)
Appropriate calculation of measures of central tendency, variability and position
Accurate interpretation of tables, graphs and measurements
Element 2

Use probability concepts in aleatory situations

Performance criterion Standards
Correct use of counting techniques (permutations, arrangements, combinations)
Exact calculation of the probability of an event (dependent, independent, conditional)
Accurate probability distribution of discrete and continuous variables
Correct resolution of problems involving the laws of probability (binomial, normal)
Correct resolution of problems (integrative)
Element 3

Use statistical inference methods to characterize a population

Performance criterion Standards
Accurate recognition of conditions for applying the Central Limit Theorem
Accurate interpretation of the margin of error
Estimation by confidence interval — mean (n ≥ 30), mean (n < 30), proportion
Hypothesis test — mean (n ≥ 30), mean (n < 30), proportion
Correct resolution of problems calling for statistical inference
Element 4

Determine the nature and intensity of the relationship between two variables

Performance criterion Standards
Accurate determination of the equation of the regression line
Accurate interpretation of the coefficients (r, r²)
Correct resolution of problems involving the regression line
Accurate determination of the dependency relationship between two qualitative variables
Correct resolution of problems involving the chi-square test

Notes

  1. The ministry lists “Correct resolution of problems involving…” as its own criterion in Elements 2, 3 and 4. These map to the Synthesis standards (SYN-1, SYN-2, SYN-3) — the integrative “resolution of problems” criteria made gradeable. The competency statement itself (“solve problems”) is the rationale for assessing them.
  2. Counting vocabulary: PR-3 names arrangements (ₙPᵣ) and combinations (ₙCᵣ), including the all-elements permutation (n!), matching the devis.
  3. The “continuous variables” requirement (Element 2) is met by the normal distribution (PR-6). The course intentionally omits the hypergeometric distribution, which the devis does not require.