5 Summary

In this course, you have learnt about the most common visual ways to display data. You reviewed the strengths and limitations of each and looked at examples of when a particular visual display is better than another. If you are trying to decide whether to use a table or a graph (and the type of graph), ask yourself how the data will be used, consider your target audience and decide the best way to map out your information. Think about the utility of your visual and let that help drive your decision-making.

You should now be able to:

  • describe the different ways to visually represent data
  • explain why visual summaries of data are an important part of AMR data analysis
  • review the strengths and limitations of each visual presentation
  • make a simple graph and map using AMR data.

Now that you have completed this course, consider the following questions:

  • What is the single most important lesson that you have taken away from this course?
  • How relevant is it to your work?
  • Can you suggest ways in which this new knowledge can benefit your practice?

When you have reflected on these, go to your reflective blog  and note down your thoughts.

Activity 8: Assessing your skills and knowledge

Timing: Allow about 10 minutes

Rate each statement below on how confident you feel about it now that you have completed the course.

  • 5 Very confident
  • 4 Confident
  • 3 Somewhat confident
  • 2 Slightly confident
  • 1 Not at all confident
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When you have reflected on your answers and your progress on this course, go to your reflective blog and note down your thoughts.

4 End-of-course quiz

6 Your experience of this course