Data Tells a Story: Reading Data in the Social Sciences and Humanities

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

• Collect data relevant to questions in several different areas.
• Assess the quality of data collected for answering a question.
• Explore what data has to tell you through visualisation tools.
• Summarise data using basic numerical summaries.
• Compare two datasets in a meaningful way.

Who is the course for?

This course is open to anyone with a primary level education in maths and good critical thinking skills. It is suitable if you are:

• Starting or considering a course in arts, humanities, social sciences or sport
• In a career where data analysis is becoming relevant
• Curious about applications of data to a wide range of disciplines
• Interested in learning about and experimenting with how data can be collected and studied to help answer questions