Inquiry question: What tools are used to describe patterns and trends in data?
Students:
- analyse and determine the differences between data and evidence
- describe the difference between qualitative and quantitative data sets, and methods used for statistical analysis, including but not limited to:
– content and thematic analysis
– descriptive statistics
- select and use appropriate tools, technologies and/or models in order to manipulate and represent data appropriately for a data set, including but not limited to:
– spreadsheets
– graphical representations
– models (physical, computational and/or mathematical)
– digital technologies
- assess the relevance, accuracy and validity of the data and determine error, uncertainty and comment on its limitations
- evaluate the limitations of data analysis and interpretation