<p dir="ltr">The data set represents contextualised population parameter definitions extracted and developed from past NZQA Level 3 Statistics exam questions. and assessment schedules, namely those used for the achievement standards AS90642 and AS91584.</p><p dir="ltr">The data set was developed by Haozhong Wei as part of his MSc dissertation project, under the supervision of Dr Anna Fergusson and Dr Anne Patel (University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau).</p><p dir="ltr">An overview of the variables used in the dataset:</p><p dir="ltr">1. Year: This variable is the year of the exam.</p><p dir="ltr">2. Paper: This is the identifier of the paper, e.g., AS90642, indicating the specific exam to which the question belongs.</p><p dir="ltr">3. Type: This variable indicates the type of data and usually identifies whether the entry is a question or an answer.</p><p dir="ltr">4. Question part: This variable indicates the specific part number of the problem, e.g., 1a, 1b, 2, etc.</p><p dir="ltr">5. Text: This is the full text of the question.</p><p dir="ltr">6. Population parameter: A description of the parameter of the entire text.</p><p dir="ltr">7. Parameter type: These variables further detail the type of overall parameter, such as ‘single mean’ or ‘single proportion’ or even ‘difference between two means’.</p>