Know Your Numbers

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

Online course : (5 hr.)

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publishing 2021

Summary:

This course teaches easy ways to nail basic numbers and gives an understanding of why this is important. It explores the relationships between numbers and how this underpins all quantitative research. It will develop an understanding of fractions, percentages, and ratios - and teach learners to use these to evaluate data and make comparisons. This course will help learners to: •Understand the importance of number and how to use numbers in practical tasks. •Recognize, understand, and manipulate fractions and apply the seven interlocking rules for dealing with fractions to assemble and compare numbers. •Use tables to interpret and evaluate data, recognizing the value of numbers in rows and columns, and comparing fractions based on rows and columns to tell a story. •Turn decimals into percentages to analyze data effectively and draw comparisons. •Read different tables and pull useful data to make valuable interpretations. •Identify when and how to round numbers up or down and apply rules of rounding to simplify superfluous numbers. •Use ratios, percentages and fractions to describe any comparison between two amounts. MODULE ONE: FLUENCY WITH NUMBERS MAKES TASKS EASIER 1, Numbers: why bother? 2.Why we need to understand data 3.Getting your head around numbers 4.The rules and rewards of numbers MODULE TWO: MAKING SENSE OF FRACTIONS 1. Fractions represents proportions 2.Anatomy of fractions 3.From fractions to decimals 4.From decimals to percentages MODULE THREE: SEVEN RULES FOR HANDLING FRACTIONS 1. Rule 1: the value of a fraction. 2.Rule 2: multiply the value of the numerator. 3.Rule 3: dividing a fraction by a whole number. 4.Rule 4: the number one is equal to any number divided by itself. 5.Rule 5: multiplying fractions together. 6.Rule 6: dividing one fraction by another. 7.Rule 7: adding and subtracting fractions MODULE FOUR: MAKING SENSE OF TABLES 1. What is in a table? 2.Turn raw numbers into row percentages. 3.Turn decimals into percentages. 4.Turn raw numbers into column percentages. 5.Different tables tell us different thing MODULE FIVE: USING ROW AND COLUMNS TO MAKE COMPARISONS 1. Making comparisons of comparisons. 2.Combining categories in a table. 3.Using tables to tell a story. MODULE SIX: ROUNDING NUMBERS 1. Rounding Makes Life Easier. 2.Rounding Numbers. 3.Rounding Decimal Numbers. 4.Scientific Notation. MODULE SEVEN: PERCENTAGES AND RATIOS HELP TO MAKE COMPARISONS 1. Using Numbers to Make Precise Comparisons. 2.Calculating Absolute and Relative Differences. 3.Describing Absolute and Relative Difference Clearly. 4.Ratios and Index Numbers. 5.Odds

ISBN:

1-5297-5454-2

OCLC:

1263344988