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This volume solves one precise learner problem: the learner confuses repeating each observation with multiplying each value, or assumes that a larger data list must have a different average, median, mode or range. The goal is durable control, not a remembered slogan. A Primary 6 learner should be able to identify the trigger, explain the mechanism, perform the decision under time pressure and reject an attractive answer that exceeds the evidence.
- Start with the exact mistake and the evidence boundary.
- Build the mechanism before memorising a shortcut.
- Study worked contrasts and name why the near-miss fails.
- Repair misconceptions with one targeted check each.
- Attempt graded independent practice before reading the explanations.
- Return after a delay and prove that the method transfers.
- Use the parent and tutor notes after the learner has attempted the work.
The problem beneath the mistake
Start with the data 2, 5, 5, 8. If every observation is written twice, the new list is 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 8, 8. The list is longer, yet its centre and endpoints remain in the same places relative to the repeated pattern.
The original total is 20 across 4 observations, so the mean is 5. The repeated list has total 40 across 8 observations. Both numerator and denominator double, so the mean remains 5.
The median also remains 5. Equal repetition stretches every frequency by the same factor without changing the order or the proportion of observations at or below each value.
The mode value remains 5 because every frequency is multiplied by the same positive whole number. If two values were tied as modes before, they remain tied. Repetition does not create a unique mode from an equal-frequency tie.
The range remains 8−2=6 because the minimum and maximum values do not change. More copies of an endpoint do not move the endpoint.
Several quantities do change. The number of observations doubles, every frequency doubles, and the total doubles. A frequency table therefore looks different even though several summary statistics stay fixed.
This is not the same as multiplying every data value by two. Multiplying values changes 2, 5, 5, 8 into 4, 10, 10, 16, which doubles the mean, median, mode values and range. Repeating values changes frequency, not magnitude.
The rule requires equal repetition. If only the value 8 is repeated several times, the distribution changes unevenly and the mean, median or mode may move.
A context may make repeated records invalid, such as accidentally entering every pupil twice. The statistics may look unchanged, but the sample size and claim about independent observations become misleading. Mathematics and data quality must both be checked.
The safe routine is sort, identify the transformation, compare frequency factors, prove each statistic separately and report both invariants and changed quantities.
Core decision: Repeating every observation the same positive whole number of times multiplies all frequencies, the total and the sample size by that factor. The mean, median, set of mode values and range remain unchanged because relative frequencies, order and endpoints are preserved.
A data transformation can alter the representation while preserving selected properties. Reliable reasoning names the transformation first and then proves each claimed invariant; it does not assume that all statistics move together.
Mechanism: why the rule works
1. Distinguish value from frequency
Ask whether the numbers themselves change or whether extra copies are added.
Repeating 7 produces 7, 7; multiplying 7 by two produces 14. These operations act on different parts of the data.
Diagnostic check. Are magnitudes changed, or only counts?
2. Track sample size
If n observations are each repeated k times, the new size is kn.
This quantity changes even when the mean and range do not.
Diagnostic check. How many records exist before and after?
3. Prove the mean
The total becomes k times as large and the number of observations also becomes k times as large.
New mean=(k×total)/(k×n)=total/n. The common factor cancels.
Diagnostic check. Did both total and count receive the same factor?
4. Prove the median
Sort the list and imagine each ordered entry replaced by k identical copies.
The central position or central pair lies within copies of the same central value or values, so the median is preserved.
Diagnostic check. Does the repeated ordered list cross the halfway point at the same value?
5. Prove the mode set
Every value frequency is multiplied by k.
Frequency comparisons and ties are preserved, so all original modal values remain modal and no lower-frequency value overtakes them.
Diagnostic check. Were all frequencies multiplied equally?
6. Prove the range
Minimum and maximum values are still present and no new value is introduced.
Therefore maximum minus minimum stays fixed.
Diagnostic check. Did either endpoint value change?
7. Name what changes
Frequency, total and sample size change; the physical or survey interpretation may also change.
A correct invariant claim should not hide these altered quantities.
Diagnostic check. Which quantities are counts rather than locations or spread endpoints?
8. Check equal repetition
The preservation rule fails when only selected observations gain copies.
Unequal weighting can move the mean, median and mode.
Diagnostic check. Does every original observation receive the same number of copies?
Worked examples: make the decision visible
Pause before each answer. State the controlling evidence in one line, then complete the operation. The explanations deliberately contrast a valid route with a plausible but invalid one, because transfer grows when the learner can say why a tempting route does not apply.
Worked example 1: Four values doubled in frequency
Task. Repeat 2, 5, 5, 8 twice.
Reasoning. The new list is 2,2,5,5,5,5,8,8.
Answer. Mean 5, median 5, mode 5 and range 6 stay unchanged; size and total double.
Independent check. Calculate both totals and counts.
Contrast-and-transfer pass. Keep the governing principle from “Four values doubled in frequency”, but change one surface detail in the task: Repeat 2, 5, 5, 8 twice. Before recalculating or rewriting, name which evidence remains controlling and which detail has changed. The original conclusion—Mean 5, median 5, mode 5 and range 6 stay unchanged; size and total double.—may remain valid only if the changed detail does not alter the trigger, relationship or scope. Use the independent check again rather than trusting visual similarity. This second pass trains selection: the learner must decide whether the same method still applies, adapt one step when a condition changes, and refuse the method when its trigger disappears.
Worked example 2: Odd-sized list
Task. Repeat 1, 4, 9 three times.
Reasoning. The ordered blocks preserve 4 at the middle of nine entries.
Answer. Mean 14/3, median 4, no unique mode before or after, range 8.
Independent check. All three frequencies remain equal.
Contrast-and-transfer pass. Keep the governing principle from “Odd-sized list”, but change one surface detail in the task: Repeat 1, 4, 9 three times. Before recalculating or rewriting, name which evidence remains controlling and which detail has changed. The original conclusion—Mean 14/3, median 4, no unique mode before or after, range 8.—may remain valid only if the changed detail does not alter the trigger, relationship or scope. Use the independent check again rather than trusting visual similarity. This second pass trains selection: the learner must decide whether the same method still applies, adapt one step when a condition changes, and refuse the method when its trigger disappears.
Worked example 3: Two modes
Task. Repeat 3,3,6,6,9 twice.
Reasoning. Frequencies 2,2,1 become 4,4,2.
Answer. Modes remain 3 and 6.
Independent check. A tie remains a tie under equal scaling.
Contrast-and-transfer pass. Keep the governing principle from “Two modes”, but change one surface detail in the task: Repeat 3,3,6,6,9 twice. Before recalculating or rewriting, name which evidence remains controlling and which detail has changed. The original conclusion—Modes remain 3 and 6.—may remain valid only if the changed detail does not alter the trigger, relationship or scope. Use the independent check again rather than trusting visual similarity. This second pass trains selection: the learner must decide whether the same method still applies, adapt one step when a condition changes, and refuse the method when its trigger disappears.
Worked example 4: No unique mode
Task. Repeat 2,4,6,8 four times.
Reasoning. All frequencies change from 1 to 4.
Answer. There is still no unique mode; every value remains equally frequent.
Independent check. Do not declare each repeated value a special new mode without the class convention.
Contrast-and-transfer pass. Keep the governing principle from “No unique mode”, but change one surface detail in the task: Repeat 2,4,6,8 four times. Before recalculating or rewriting, name which evidence remains controlling and which detail has changed. The original conclusion—There is still no unique mode; every value remains equally frequent.—may remain valid only if the changed detail does not alter the trigger, relationship or scope. Use the independent check again rather than trusting visual similarity. This second pass trains selection: the learner must decide whether the same method still applies, adapt one step when a condition changes, and refuse the method when its trigger disappears.
Worked example 5: Range endpoint copies
Task. Add equal copies by repeating 10,12,15 twice.
Reasoning. Minimum 10 and maximum 15 stay fixed.
Answer. Range remains 5.
Independent check. Count copies, not new endpoints.
Contrast-and-transfer pass. Keep the governing principle from “Range endpoint copies”, but change one surface detail in the task: Add equal copies by repeating 10,12,15 twice. Before recalculating or rewriting, name which evidence remains controlling and which detail has changed. The original conclusion—Range remains 5.—may remain valid only if the changed detail does not alter the trigger, relationship or scope. Use the independent check again rather than trusting visual similarity. This second pass trains selection: the learner must decide whether the same method still applies, adapt one step when a condition changes, and refuse the method when its trigger disappears.
Worked example 6: Unequal repetition
Task. From 1,2,9, repeat only 9 five extra times.
Reasoning. The high value receives greater weight.
Answer. The mean and median change; the equal-repetition theorem does not apply.
Independent check. List all values before using a shortcut.
Contrast-and-transfer pass. Keep the governing principle from “Unequal repetition”, but change one surface detail in the task: From 1,2,9, repeat only 9 five extra times. Before recalculating or rewriting, name which evidence remains controlling and which detail has changed. The original conclusion—The mean and median change; the equal-repetition theorem does not apply.—may remain valid only if the changed detail does not alter the trigger, relationship or scope. Use the independent check again rather than trusting visual similarity. This second pass trains selection: the learner must decide whether the same method still applies, adapt one step when a condition changes, and refuse the method when its trigger disappears.
Worked example 7: Multiplication contrast
Task. Multiply 2,5,5,8 by two instead of repeating.
Reasoning. The new values are 4,10,10,16.
Answer. Mean, median, modes and range all double; sample size stays 4.
Independent check. Write “value ×2” or “frequency ×2” explicitly.
Contrast-and-transfer pass. Keep the governing principle from “Multiplication contrast”, but change one surface detail in the task: Multiply 2,5,5,8 by two instead of repeating. Before recalculating or rewriting, name which evidence remains controlling and which detail has changed. The original conclusion—Mean, median, modes and range all double; sample size stays 4.—may remain valid only if the changed detail does not alter the trigger, relationship or scope. Use the independent check again rather than trusting visual similarity. This second pass trains selection: the learner must decide whether the same method still applies, adapt one step when a condition changes, and refuse the method when its trigger disappears.
Worked example 8: Duplicate records in a survey
Task. Every response is accidentally entered twice.
Reasoning. Numerical proportions and several summaries may remain the same, but the recorded sample size is false.
Answer. Correct the dataset; do not claim twice as many independent pupils.
Independent check. Check data provenance as well as calculations.
Contrast-and-transfer pass. Keep the governing principle from “Duplicate records in a survey”, but change one surface detail in the task: Every response is accidentally entered twice. Before recalculating or rewriting, name which evidence remains controlling and which detail has changed. The original conclusion—Correct the dataset; do not claim twice as many independent pupils.—may remain valid only if the changed detail does not alter the trigger, relationship or scope. Use the independent check again rather than trusting visual similarity. This second pass trains selection: the learner must decide whether the same method still applies, adapt one step when a condition changes, and refuse the method when its trigger disappears.
The method lab: change one condition at a time
Use counters labelled 1, 3, 3, 7. Build the original row, then replace every counter with two identical counters. Mark the old and new centre, endpoints and most frequent label.
Create a frequency table with columns value, original frequency and repeated frequency. Multiply the entire frequency column by three and verify that relative frequency fractions simplify to their original values.
Compare two operations side by side: frequency ×2 and value ×2. For each, record sample size, total, mean, median, mode set and range. Highlight the quantities that differ between the operations.
Construct a list with two modes and another with no unique mode. Repeat every observation equally and explain why equal frequency relationships survive.
Break the rule deliberately by repeating only one high value and then only one low value. Measure how the mean and median respond. State precisely which equal-factor condition was removed.
Prove the mean with letters. Let the original total be T and the original number of observations be n. After k equal repetitions, write the new total kT and count kn, then simplify kT/(kn). Explain why k must be a positive whole number for literal repetition and why cancellation, not visual symmetry, preserves the mean. Verify the proof with one data list whose mean is not an integer so that the result cannot be guessed from a prominent middle value.
Investigate median positions for odd and even list sizes. Begin with five sorted values and repeat each twice, creating ten entries. Identify the fifth and sixth entries and show that their average equals the original third value. Then begin with four sorted values and repeat each three times, creating twelve entries. Locate the sixth and seventh entries and compare their average with the original middle pair. This positional audit explains preservation without relying on a slogan.
Finish with a data-ethics scenario. A spreadsheet contains each pupil response twice because two files were merged. Calculate which summaries stay numerically unchanged and which counts become false. Explain why unchanged mean and proportions do not make the dataset acceptable: the claim about how many independent observations were collected is wrong, and later analyses that depend on sample size can be distorted. Repair the records before reporting.
Build a before-and-after audit for 2, 2, 4, 7, 10. Record its size, total, mean, median, mode set, minimum, maximum and range. Repeat every observation three times and complete the same audit without relying on a calculator shortcut. Beside every unchanged result, write the structural reason: common-factor cancellation for mean, preserved halfway crossing for median, equal frequency scaling for mode and unchanged endpoints for range. Beside every changed result, name the exact factor. This prevents the learner from memorising a single list of answers without knowing which proof belongs to which statistic.
Now compare equal repetition with combining two genuinely different samples. Group A contains 2, 2, 4 and Group B contains 4, 8, 8. Joining A with an identical copy of A is equal repetition, but joining A with B is not. Calculate the summaries in both cases and explain why “the list became twice as long” is insufficient information. The identity and weighting of the added observations matter. This comparison prepares the learner to reject a common exam shortcut: sample size alone never determines how centre or spread changes.
Complete a reverse-reasoning challenge. You are told that a new dataset has exactly twice the original frequency for every distinct value. Decide which conclusions follow without seeing the raw list and which do not. You may conclude that the size and total double and that the listed invariants remain fixed. You may not conclude the original mean, median, modes or range numerically without the original information. This distinction trains conditional reasoning: a transformation can preserve an unknown quantity without revealing its value. Write each conclusion as “must”, “may” or “cannot determine”, then justify it from the frequency rule.
Common misconceptions and targeted repairs
Misconception 1: Longer list means larger mean
What the learner may think. The learner links list length to average size.
Why it fails. Total and count grow in the same ratio.
Targeted repair. Write the mean fraction before and after.
Misconception 2: Repeating means multiplying values
What the learner may think. The learner turns 5 into 10.
Why it fails. Repetition adds copies of 5.
Targeted repair. Label value and frequency separately.
Misconception 3: More copies change range
What the learner may think. The learner thinks more data creates more spread.
Why it fails. Endpoints are unchanged.
Targeted repair. Circle minimum and maximum values.
Misconception 4: Any repetition preserves statistics
What the learner may think. The learner repeats only selected values.
Why it fails. Unequal weighting can move the distribution.
Targeted repair. Check the factor for every observation.
Misconception 5: One mode must appear
What the learner may think. The learner sees repeated values and declares a unique mode.
Why it fails. Equal frequencies remain equal.
Targeted repair. Compare the full frequency column.
Misconception 6: Duplicate records are harmless
What the learner may think. The learner sees unchanged averages and keeps the data.
Why it fails. Sample size and independence claims become false.
Targeted repair. Audit the source and remove duplicates.
Graded independent practice with explained answers
Attempt each item without looking ahead. Write the evidence or relationship before the final response. Early items check recognition; middle items require explanation; later items change the surface form so that copying a worked example is insufficient.
Practice 1: Mean
Question. Repeat 2,4,6 twice. What is the new mean?
Explained answer. 4.
Why this earns trust. Total and count both double.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “4.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 2: Size
Question. A list of 7 values is repeated three times. New size?
Explained answer. 21.
Why this earns trust. 7×3=21 observations.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “21.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 3: Total
Question. Original total 48; every observation repeated four times. New total?
Explained answer. 192.
Why this earns trust. Every contribution appears four times.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “192.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 4: Range
Question. Original minimum 3 and maximum 14. After equal repetition?
Explained answer. Range remains 11.
Why this earns trust. Endpoints stay 3 and 14.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “Range remains 11.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 5: Median
Question. Repeat sorted list 1,5,9 twice. New median?
Explained answer. 5.
Why this earns trust. The central pair is 5 and 5.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “5.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 6: Modes
Question. Original modes are 2 and 7. Equal repetition effect?
Explained answer. Modes remain 2 and 7.
Why this earns trust. All frequencies scale equally.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “Modes remain 2 and 7.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 7: No unique mode
Question. Values 1,3,5 each occur once; repeat all twice.
Explained answer. Still no unique mode.
Why this earns trust. Each frequency becomes two.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “Still no unique mode.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 8: Contrast
Question. What happens if every value is multiplied by three?
Explained answer. Location statistics and range multiply by three; sample size stays fixed.
Why this earns trust. This changes magnitude, not frequency.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “Location statistics and range multiply by three; sample size stays fixed.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 9: Condition
Question. Only the maximum is repeated. May the shortcut be used?
Explained answer. No.
Why this earns trust. Repetition is unequal.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “No.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 10: Frequency table
Question. Frequencies 2,5,3 all double. Which is modal?
Explained answer. The value attached to the original frequency 5 remains modal.
Why this earns trust. Order of frequencies is preserved.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “The value attached to the original frequency 5 remains modal.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 11: Survey
Question. Why remove duplicated pupil records?
Explained answer. They falsely inflate the recorded sample size and are not new independent observations.
Why this earns trust. Data meaning matters beyond unchanged summaries.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “They falsely inflate the recorded sample size and are not new independent observations.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
Practice 12: Rule
Question. State the invariant and changed quantities.
Explained answer. Mean, median, mode set and range stay; frequencies, total and sample size scale.
Why this earns trust. The answer separates all properties.
Transfer variation. Close the answer, wait several minutes, and rebuild the reasoning with different names, values or wording while preserving the same decision. Start by stating the evidence that activates the method; then produce the response and a separate check. If the new surface detail changes the governing condition, explain why the earlier answer pattern must not be copied. The aim is not to repeat “Mean, median, mode set and range stay; frequencies, total and sample size scale.” from memory, but to recreate a justified answer from the new evidence.
A four-session mastery cycle
Session 1: construct. Read the mechanism once, cover it and write a three-line model containing the trigger, the operation and the check. Add one example and one near-miss. Compare only after the model is complete. If the operation is right but the trigger is missing, the knowledge is unsafe because it may be applied in the wrong place.
Session 2: discriminate. Mix six items: two that clearly require this method, two that tempt the method but violate a condition, and two that require another skill. For every item, write “use” or “do not use” before answering. Accuracy in method selection matters more than speed at this stage.
Session 3: explain. Give a complete answer to an imagined classmate. Include the smallest sufficient evidence, the mechanism and the independent check. Remove any sentence that merely repeats the question or adds an unsupported claim. A concise causal explanation is stronger than a longer collection of familiar words.
Session 4: perform. Attempt a timed mixed set without notes. Mark uncertain decisions, but continue. During review, classify each error as trigger, evidence, operation, scope, unit or check. Reattempt one changed version after a delay. Mastery is shown when the learner chooses and adapts the method without needing the original example beside it.
Delayed transfer: prove that the learning lasts
Transfer test 1: Frequency representation
Move between raw lists and tables after equal repetition.
Success criterion. The same factor appears in every frequency row.
Transfer test 2: Operation discrimination
Choose between repeat, add a constant and multiply values.
Success criterion. Each transformation is identified before statistics are predicted.
Transfer test 3: Median proof
Explain odd and even examples without recalculating every statistic.
Success criterion. Central positions are tracked correctly.
Transfer test 4: Data-quality audit
Find duplicated records in a realistic table.
Success criterion. Numerical invariants do not excuse a false sample-size claim.
Examination control
1. Name the transformation. Write frequency ×k, not value ×k.
2. Check equal treatment. Every observation needs the same factor.
3. Prove each statistic. Use ratio, order, frequencies and endpoints.
4. Report changes too. State sample size, total and frequencies.
5. Audit context. Repeated records may not represent new observations.
Under time pressure, compress the method to frequency or value? → equal factor? → mean ratio → centre/mode/endpoints → changed counts. The compressed routine is useful only after the full reasoning is understood. If it produces uncertainty, expand the step instead of guessing.
A compact error log
Use labels such as value-frequency confusion, unequal repetition, total-count mismatch, median position error, mode tie lost or duplicate records accepted.
Retest with a non-integer mean and a tied-mode list.
Notes for parents and tutors
Use labelled counters so copies remain visibly equal in value.
Ask for both unchanged and changed quantities.
Mix value multiplication with frequency repetition.
Discuss why a duplicated spreadsheet row is not a new pupil.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the mean stay the same?
Total and number of observations gain the same factor.
Why does the median stay?
Equal repetition preserves order and the halfway value or pair.
Can the mode change?
Not under equal repetition; the set of modal values is preserved.
What happens to range?
It stays because minimum and maximum values do not change.
What does change?
Frequencies, total and sample size multiply by the repetition factor.
Is this the same as multiplying values?
No. Multiplying values changes their magnitudes.
What if only one value is repeated?
The preservation rule does not apply.
Are duplicated survey rows acceptable?
No. They falsely represent the number of observations even if some summaries match.
Next routes
Return to the complete volume directory to locate the series, use the original PSLE Learning Guide for the foundation route, and continue through PSLE Mathematics for verified subject guidance. The next useful task is a mixed set in which this idea is sometimes relevant and sometimes irrelevant; that is where the learner must choose a method rather than imitate one.