Turning Data into Information
The Turning Data Into Information course is designed to build your analytical skills and equip you with a range of statistical tools and techniques that will help you both understand and analyse data in the context of a research question or issue. It consists of 14 introductory eLearning modules that are designed to cover the entire analysis process from beginning to end.
This content has been provided by Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Participant benefits
- Clarify the objective of the data analysis.
- Understand the different types of variables and data.
- Assess the quality of data.
- Understand sampling and non-sampling errors.
- Build expectations for the data.
- Fully describe the dataset.
- Visualise data with graphs.
- Measure change over time.
- Make valid comparisons between variables.
- Measure the relationship between variables.
- Avoid the pitfalls of analysis.
- Effective communication of findings.
Suitable for
APS 1 - EL 2
Category and User Level
This learning experience aligns with the Strategy, Policy & Evaluation Craft at the Foundation level.
Considerations
- Participants may choose to complete individual modules to address specific learning needs or compete the entire suite of modules.
Price
Free of charge.
Related Topics
Data
The Turning Data Into Information course is designed to build your analytical skills and equip you with a range of statistical tools and techniques that will help you both understand and analyse data in the context of a research question or issue. It consists of 14 introductory eLearning modules that are designed to cover the entire analysis process from beginning to end.
This content has been provided by Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Full course details
See full course details for more information.
Considerations
- Participants may choose to complete individual modules to address specific learning needs or compete the entire suite of modules.
- State, Territory or local government employees - If you are interested in this course, please fill out the APSLearn request access form.
How to register - Additional Information
- To enrol in this session you will need a valid APSLearn profile.
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