The University of Sheffield - Making Sense of Data in the Media
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Making Sense of Data in the Media at FutureLearn Overview
Making Sense of Data in the Media
at FutureLearn
Duration | 3 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,205 |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
Making Sense of Data in the Media at FutureLearn Highlights
Making Sense of Data in the Media
at FutureLearn
- Duration 3 weeks
- Weekly study 3 hours
- 100% online Learn at your own pace
Making Sense of Data in the Media at FutureLearn Course details
Making Sense of Data in the Media
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Skills you will learn
More about this course
- We are bombarded with media statistics every day, but how much of this data is reliable?
- On this course, you'll learn how to read and evaluate data in the media and how to stay alert to misleading statistics and fake news.
- You'll find out how data is created, and how survey formats can affect outcomes.
- You'll also learn the basic principles of data analysis, such as correlation and causation and margins of sampling error.
- Ultimately, assessing data and looking for intentionally or unintentionally misleading statistics will help you become a better-informed citizen.
Making Sense of Data in the Media at FutureLearn Curriculum
Making Sense of Data in the Media
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What is a big number?
Welcome to the course
Is that a lot?
Change and differences
Making comparisons
Coming up with a research question
Where does data come from?
Welcome to Week 2
Studying the whole population
Studying a sample of the population
Collecting survey data
When do you need a survey?
How can we interpret data?
Welcome to Week 3
Reading the fine print
What are we really measuring?
Correlation is not causation
Final steps
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