If an exam or assessment question asks me to draw a chart or a graph, my heart sinks. I don't like tackling tables either. I only ever draw a graph if I absolutely have to.
I am constantly worried about the use of maths – I always presume that I will get simple problems wrong if numbers are involved. I am aware that presumed difficulties with maths prevent me from attempting certain aspects of the course. Basic skills could help my confidence, though I feel it may be too late to start. I am aware of an in-built resistance to doing anything involving figures!
I can't draw graphs at all and this material looks as if I will need to do this. I want to improve my confidence, and feel that I am doing it right, instead of worrying about it. I am not very confident with drawing graphs and pie charts, and I have a presentation to do soon. I can handle tables, graphs, and bar charts and analyse them – I am just not interested in producing them. That must go back to early home background, I think. I am coming up to a section of my course where we are doing this, though, and I know that I need to learn. I am not very confident with statistics, and I know that I will need this for the next TMA.
Country | Population in 1989 (thousands) | Population in 1999 (thousands) | Population in 2009 (thousands) (Estimated) |
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Austria | |||
Belgium | |||
Denmark | |||
Finland | |||
France | |||
Germany | |||
Greece | |||
Irish Republic | |||
Italy | |||
Luxembourg | |||
Netherlands | |||
Portugal | |||
Spain | |||
Sweden | |||
United Kingdom |
Measurement number | Person A | Person B | Person C |
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1 | |||
2 | |||
3 | |||
4 | |||
5 | |||
6 | |||
7 | |||
8 | |||
9 | |||
10 |
Currency | Equivalent units | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | 7 | 8.6 | 10 | 12 |
euro (to 3 d.p) | 0.623 | 1.555 | 2.488 | 4.354 | 5.349 | 6.220 | 7.464 |
1999 | Total turnover (£ billion) | Home turnover (£ billion) | Export turnover (£ billion) |
---|---|---|---|
June | 8.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
July | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
August | 7.1 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
September | 8.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
October | 7.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
November | 8.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
Mode of transport | Km |
---|---|
walk | 244 |
local bus | 297 |
rail | 336 |
cycle | 44 |
Mode of transport | Km |
---|---|
walk | 281 |
local bus | 353 |
rail | 784 |
cycle | 45 |
Cultural event | percentage of the adult population (attending regularly or occasionally) |
---|---|
plays | 24 |
ballet | 7 |
contemporary dance | 3 |
opera | 7 |
classical music | 12 |
jazz | 6 |
art gallery | 22 |
cinema | 50 |
Hours | Number of people |
---|---|
0.00–0.99 | 7 |
1.00–1.99 | 19 |
2.00–2.99 | 24 |
3.00–3.99 | 32 |
4.00–4.99 | 10 |
5.00–5.99 | 5 |
6.00–6.99 | 3 |
Age group of mother in years | Live births per 1000 women |
---|---|
15–19 | 30 |
20–24 | 75 |
25–29 | 104 |
30–34 | 89 |
35–39 | 39 |
40–44 | 7 |
Race | Number of people (thousands) |
---|---|
African–American | 1756 |
Asian, Pacific Islander | 322 |
Caucasian | 9511 |
Native American | 25 |
total population | 11614 |
Race | Number of people (thousands) | Degrees (to nearest degree) |
---|---|---|
African–American | 1756 | 54 |
Asian, Pacific Islander | 322 | 10 |
Caucasian | 9511 | 295 |
Native American | 25 | 1 |
total population | 11614 | 360 |
Consumer price index | Weight 1998 | Weight 1999 |
---|---|---|
housing | 197 | 193 |
rent | 47 | 47 |
MIPS | 45 | 42 |
Council Tax and rates | 30 | 33 |
water and other charges | 12 | 12 |
repairs and maintenance charges | 10 | 10 |
DIY materials | 14 | 12 |
dwelling insurance and ground rent | 7 | 7 |
house depreciation | 32 | 30 |
Consumer price index | Weight 1998 |
---|---|
housing | 197 |
rent | 47 |
MIPS | 45 |
Council Tax and rates | 30 |
water and other charges | 12 |
repairs and maintenance charges | 10 |
DIY materials | 14 |
dwelling insurance and ground rent | 7 |
house depreciation | 32 |
Consumer price index | Weight 1998 | Degree(to nearest whole number) |
---|---|---|
rent | 47 | 86 |
MIPS | 45 | 82 |
Council Tax and rates | 30 | 55 |
water and other charges | 12 | 22 |
repairs and maintenance charges | 10 | 18 |
DIY materials | 14 | 26 |
dwelling insurance and ground rent | 7 | 13 |
house depreciation | 32 | 58 |
total degrees | — | 360 |
Variable | Mean | Median | Mode |
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Discrete – word category | not possible | only if you can order the data | works for most types of category data |
Discrete – numerical | OK but answer may be difficult to interpret (e.g. 2.3 children) | OK | OK if at least one of the values occurs more than once |
Continuous | OK | OK | data needs to be grouped |
86 | 78 | 93 | 89 | 65 | 92 | 84 | 66 | 91 | 90 |
85 | 87 | 92 | 73 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 60 | 87 | 96 |
81 | 42 | 56 | 84 | 92 | 53 | 85 | 88 | 74 | 77 |
42 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 78 |
79 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
88 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 96 |
Score | Number of students (frequency) |
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40–49 | 1 |
50–59 | 2 |
60–69 | 3 |
70–79 | 5 |
80–89 | 11 |
90–99 | 8 |