This document discusses the importance of statistics and numeracy in geography. It promotes I-USE, a project that helps geography teachers incorporate statistical thinking and analysis into their curriculum. It also highlights tools like infographics and apps that can make statistics more engaging and useful for students. Finally, it quotes Frederick Mosteller saying it is easier to lie without statistics than with them.

1. >VITAL CPD - http://www.vital.ac.uk
29th January 2013
>29th January 2013
>You can count on Geography....
>Alan Parkinson
Image: Geographical Association 1

2. “Statistical thinking will citizenship as
one day be as
necessary for to read and write.”
efficient
the abilityH.G. Wells ??
That day is now

3. Part of my degree...

4. Where is numeracy
in Geography ??

5. I-USE Statistics in
Geography

6. I-USE Statistics in
Geography
http://iusestatsinedu.blogspot.co.uk/
http://iusestatsinedu.blogspot.co.uk/

7. Partners from 6 EU countries...

9. Which data ?
Weather / Population / River discharge / Development /
Controlled Assessment
What do you do with the data ?

10. Quantitative
Qualitative
Qualitative

11. Quantitative
Qualitative
Qualitative

12. You can only predict
things after they’ve
happened.
Earthquake prediction ?
Tsunami warning system ?

13. Infographics

14. What would you find
useful ?

16. MDG
Apps...
Apps...

17. "While it is easy to lie with statistics, it
is even easier Mosteller
to lie without"
Frederick