Understanding statistics

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Module 2: Describing, Clarifying and Presenting Data

	Lesson 1.	Introduction to module
		1.1	Revision
		1.2	Outcomes

	Lesson 2.	Characteristic, variable and measurement
		2.1	The relationship between characteristic and variable
			2.1.1	Ensuring a valid relationship between a characteristic and a variable
			2.1.2	Making sure variables are valid
			2.1.3	Selecting an appropriate variable to measure a characteristic
		2.2	Ensuring measurements are valid, reliable and unbiased
		2.3	Scales of measurement
		2.4	Discrete and continuous variables

	Lesson 3.	Data display
		3.1	Tables and graphic displays
		3.2	The features of a good table
		3.3	The features of a good graphic display
		3.4	Selecting the appropriate type of graphic display
		3.5	Reading a graphic display

	Lesson 4.	Summarising data
		4.1	Measuring the centre of a distribution
		4.2	Appropriate use of mean, median and mode
		4.3	Identifying an outlier
		4.4	Describing the spread of the distribution of data
		4.5	Describing the shape of distributions
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