Level: Foundation (F)

This course provides a foundation for the different ways in which statistical information is presented. The course explains the basic principles of presenting information in tables, charts and text. These are illustrated and then reinforced through practical exercises. It is being delivered over two mornings.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be equipped to disseminate statistical messages in a clear, accurate and meaningful way across various media to general audiences.
 

Topics Covered

• Information in Tables
• Information in Charts
• Information in Text
• Principles of Presentation

Target Audience

This course is for anyone who is involved in communicating statistics to non-statisticians, or for those who report on data of any description and who want to use data to give various messages to a general audience, be that within organisations, to specific communities or to the general public.

Delegate Feedback

"The course has given me an overall understanding of how data should be presented”. 

"Covered lots of useful information that was new to me and that I can apply back at work”.

"Excellent course leader, clear presentation and very helpful”.

"It was the most directly useful training course I have ever attended and I have not hesitated to tell my colleagues this!”

Dr Jenny Freeman

Jenny Freeman manages 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’.