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Available courses

Statistics for Journalists
Free courses
The statistics for journalists online course helps you to question and report on basic statistics that are central to many everyday stories – including surveys and polls, percentages and uncertainty. The course will take around 20-30 minutes to complete at your own pace, and is self-guided. An audio commentary is provided, and is recommended but is optional.  
Science for Journalists
Free courses
The Science for journalists online course equips you with a basic understanding of how science works and is communicated, key questions to ask, and how to find suitable experts. The course will take around 20-30 minutes to complete at your own pace, and is self-guided. An audio commentary is provided; this is recommended but is optional. 
Introduction to data
Courses
Welcome to your online course on Introduction  to Data. This course is aimed to help you understand some basic statistical concepts and provide you with the tools to undertake a simple analysis of a dataset.   We hope you enjoy the course and please do get in touch if you have any questions.
Presenting data: How to communicate your message effectively
Courses
This online course is the foundation to all presentations of statistical information. The basic principles of presenting information in tables, charts, maps and text are explained. These are illustrated and then reinforced through practical exercises. The course is for anyone who is involved in communicating statistics to non-statisticians or who reports on data – of any description – within organisation, to specific communities and to the general public where a message is being given.