Statistics in Your World

Statistics in Your World is the series title for the teaching material developed by the Schools Council Project on Statistical Education for students aged 11-16. The Project's material links together the statistics used and taught in different disciplines - geography, science, social science, the humanities, and mathematics. The material helps students to develop an insight into the statistical problems of everyday life. It adopts a balanced approach to the teaching of statistics by emphasizing the practical background of statistical investigations and the inferences that can be drawn from them, as well as introducing students to basic statistical techniques.