Mathematics & Statistics
Document outlining 2024/2025 Mathematics plan.
Note that levels 4 and 5 are intended to be two year programmes.
87.3% of commonly quoted statistics are fabricated = a blagger's guide to how numbers are used and abused in modern society.
This course delves into the common ways statistics are used to bend the truth, mislead the public, and support flawed arguments. We will explore everything from deceptive graphs and biased samples to the classic confusion of correlation with causation. By analyzing real-world examples from advertising, politics, and the media, you'll develop the essential critical thinking skills to question the numbers you encounter, challenge flimsy data-driven claims, and become a more informed and skeptical consumer of information in your daily life.