When you encounter maths or technical content you'll need to know how to interpret this information, and possibly to present your own findings in this way. This free course, More working with charts, graphs and tables, will help you to develop the skills you need to do this, and gain the confidence to use them. This free course builds on our other free course 'Working with charts, graphs and tables'.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Getting the most from charts, graphs and tables
- 1 Getting the most from charts, graphs and tables
- 2 Reflection on mathematics
- 2 Reflection on mathematics
- 3 Tables
- 3 Tables
- 3.1 What is a table?
- 3.1.1 When are tables used?
- 3.1.2 When is a table not a good format to use?
- 3.1.3 How do I design a table?
- 3.2 Tables: Activities
- 4 Line graphs
- 4 Line graphs
- 4.1 What is a line graph?
- 4.1.1 When are line graphs used?
- 4.1.2 When is a line graph not a good format to use?
- 4.1.3 How do I draw a line graph?
- 4.2 Line graphs: Activities
- 5 Bar charts and histograms
- 5 Bar charts and histograms
- 5.1 Bar charts
- 5.1.1 What is a bar chart?
- 5.1.2 When are bar charts used?
- 5.1.3 When is a bar chart not a good format to use?
- 5.1.4 How do I draw a bar chart?
- 5.2 Discrete and continuous variables
- 5.2.1 Discrete variables
- 5.2.2 Continuous variables
- 5.3 Histograms
- 6 Pie charts
- 6 Pie charts
- 6.1 What is a pie chart?
- 6.1.1 When are pie charts used?
- 6.1.2 When is a pie chart not a good format to use?
- 6.1.3 How do I draw a pie chart?
- 6.2 Pie charts: Activities
- 7 Analysis
- 7 Analysis
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Averages
- 7.2.1 Mean, median and mode
- 7.3 Frequency tables
- 7.4 Spread
- 7.4.1 Range and inter-quartile range
- 8 Technical glossary
- 8 Technical glossary
- Further reading and sources of help
- Further reading
- Sources of help
- Local colleges and schools
- Learndirect
- Scottish Learning Network
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
