LCHL The purpose of Statistics and the Data Handling Cycle
Situations where statistics are misused and learn to evaluate the reliability and quality of data and data sources.
Different types of data.
Interactive files for Statistics & Probability
I should be able to:
Foundation Level
– engage in discussions about the purpose of statistics and recognise misconceptions and misuses of statistics
– discuss populations and samples
– decide to what extent conclusions can be generalised
– work with different types of data:
• categorical: nominal or ordinal
• numerical: discrete or continuous
in order to clarify the problem at hand
Ordinary Level
– discuss populations and samples
– decide to what extent conclusions can be generalised
– work with different types of bivariate data