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The attendance data desk: Research lead

A school studies fictional library visits, using totals without student names. You play the research lead and work through 9 short levels, about 14 minutes in all. Where you start: Counts describe what was recorded. They do not automatically explain why it happened. The work connects to careers such as data analyst and statistician. It is free, and your reflection stays private.

Your path

Read a small table, ask a better question.

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The attendance data desk

  1. Easy startA number needs contextStart this level
  2. Guided exampleWatch the approach
  3. Try a taskChoose a question
  4. Try a taskUnequal windows
  5. Try a taskPlan a fair count
  6. Try a taskA cautious finding
  7. Bring it togetherShare a useful report
  8. Your reflectionPause and notice
  9. Look backWhat the work involved

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What does a research lead do in this activity?

A school studies fictional library visits, using totals without student names.

Read a small table, ask a better question.

Where you start: Counts describe what was recorded. They do not automatically explain why it happened.

A worked situation: Visits rise after the library opens longer.

  1. Longer opening is one possible explanation.
  2. Check school events and the counting method too.

What are the levels?

  1. A number needs context, easy start, under a minute
  2. Watch the approach, guided example, 1 minute
  3. Choose a question, try a task, 2 minutes
  4. Unequal windows, try a task, 2 minutes
  5. Plan a fair count, try a task, 2 minutes
  6. A cautious finding, try a task, 2 minutes
  7. Share a useful report, bring it together, 3 minutes
  8. Pause and notice, your reflection, 1 minute
  9. What the work involved, look back, under a minute

Which careers is this work part of?

  • Data Analyst

    Turn recorded data into a checked explanation for a decision.

  • Statistician

    Use data and mathematical reasoning to learn while describing uncertainty.

The other role in this workplace: Data assistant

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