Level: Foundation (F)

This 3-hour course is aimed at individuals who need to understand how to present statistical information. By the end of the course participants will have a greater understanding of good practice principles for presenting data using tables, charts and text. Participants will be equipped to disseminate statistical messages in a clear, accurate and meaningful way. The course will incorporate lectures and discussion, with practical exercises 

Learning Outcomes

The purpose of this course is to introduce the principles of good design and layout to the presentation of data and to learn about good practice in the presentation of statistical information.

Topics Covered

• Understanding numbers
• Information in tables
• Information in charts
• Information in text

Target Audience

 This course is for anyone who is involved in communicating statistics to non-statisticians or who reports on data – of any description – within organisation, to specific communities and to the general public where a message is being given.
 

Prior knowledge/experience required

Dr Jenny Freeman

Jenny Freeman managed the Maths and Statistics Resource Centre at the University of Sheffield and has over 15 years of experience of teaching statistics, particularly to beginners. Prior to this she was an associate professor of Biostatistics at the University of Leeds and a senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield. For her PhD she was involved in producing growth reference centiles for UK children. Her current role stems from a longstanding interest in how students learn statistics and understand the core concepts. She is especially interested in the communication of statistics to non-statisticians and the way in which data/information/statistics are displayed. She is the recipient of two Senate awards from the University for the excellence of her approach to learning and teaching and the first winner of the Keith Boddy Prize for best educational paper in the journal ‘Scope’.