The significance of digits: just how reliable are reported numbers?
http://theconversation.com/the-significance-of-digits-just-how-reliable-are-reported-numbers-34295
Article, Publisher, The Conversation
Discusses how data presented to more digits of accuracy than is appropriate can be deeply misleading.
29 November 2014 Edit: 29 November 2014
- Topics:
- Data, Data Analysis, Data Representation, Interpreting Data, Learning across the curriculum, Critical and creative thinking, Ethical understanding
- Content Type:
- Article, Publisher, The Conversation
- The Australian Curriculum
- Statistics and Probability, Data representation and interpretation, ACMSP169 Year 7 Identify and investigate issues involving continuous or large count data collected f, ACMSP253 Year 10 Evaluate statistical reports in the media and other places by linking claims to dis
- The Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 New
- Year 10, Statistics Year 10, AC9M10ST01 analyse claims, inferences and conclusions of statistical reports in the media, including
- NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus
- Statistics and Probability, MA4-19SP Data Collection and Representation, MA5.1-12SP Single Variable Data Analysis
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