ELECTRONIC BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

• calculate and explain the use of the frequency distribution, median, mode, mean, probability and ratio (National Atlas and Wikipedia)
• explain three test assumptions: random sample, normal distribution and level of measurement (Wikipedia)

• [V] Above average on OpenLearn at the Open University (3 min)
• [QR] Arithmetic mean, frequency distribution, levels of measurement, mode, median, probability, probability distribution, random sample and ratio on Wikipedia
• [QR] Probability compared on OpenLearn at the Open University
• [MR] The US National Atlas uses tornado data to discuss and illustrate descriptive statistics
• [V] Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education, (Feb 2009) TedTalks (3 min)

• Why do almost all Swedes have an above average number of legs? Australians?
• What makes descriptive statistics exciting? Boring?
• What statistics do punters and gamblers use? Why?

• Quiz on week 5 learning objectives
• Submit reflective essay (E)
• Share interesting descriptives from your probable ANZMAC data set
• Solidify ANZMAC teams and interesting research areas
• Scan week 6 learning objectives

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