Mathematics as a Tool: Data Management

 INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) 

    At the end of the topic, students should be able to:

• Use a variety of statistical tools to process and manage numerical data. 
• Use the methods of central tendency and measures of dispersion to predict the value of a variable given certain conditions 
• Advocate the use of statistical data in making important decisions

Mathematics as a Tool

INTRODUCTION

Mathematics is a powerful tool for global understanding and communication. Using it, students can

make sense of the world and solve complex and real problems. Rethinking math in a global context offers

students a twist on the typical content that makes the math itself more applicable and meaningful for

students. For students to function in a global context, math content needs to help them get to global

competence, which is understanding different perspectives and world conditions, recognizing that issues

are interconnected across the globe, as well as communicating and acting in appropriate ways. In math,

this means reconsidering the typical content in a typical ways and showing students how the world consists

of situations, events and phenomena that can be sorted out using the right math tools. In this learning

material, you will find out how mathematics is applied as a powerful tool in our nature.

 

        Mathematics  is  a  powerful  tool  for  global  understanding  and  communication.  Using  it,  students  can make sense of the world and solve complex and real problems. Rethinking math in a global context offers students  a  twist  on  the  typical  content  that  makes  the  math  itself  more  applicable  and  meaningful  for students.  For  students  to  function  in  a  global  context,  math  content  needs  to  help  them  get  to  global competence,  which is  understanding  different  perspectives  and  world conditions,  recognizing  that  issues are interconnected  across the  globe, as well as communicating  and  acting in appropriate  ways. In  math, this means reconsidering the typical content in a typical ways and showing students how the world consists of  situations,  events  and  phenomena  that  can  be  sorted  out  using  the  right  math  tools.  In  this  learning material, you will find out how mathematics is applied as a powerful tool in our nature.

Data Management

        Data is everywhere. It is observable or measurable. With the advancement of technology every day, data can be accessed anywhere and by anyone. When data is correct, valid analysis an interpretation can be generated to produce valuable information. 

        Data  management is  a  process  by  which  information  is  acquired  and processed to  ensure the accessibility  and reliability of the data for its  users. One of the  most  important  tool in  processing  and  managing  such  information  is  statistics. Statistics is utilized in most areas of human endeavor. It is usually used in education, research, business, agriculture, and other fields and even in everyday life activities.