BTEC Assignment Brief
Unit or Component number
and title Unit 10: Big Data and Business Analytics
Learning aim(s) (For NQF/RQF B: Explore the statistical software tools
only) and techniques used to analyse data in organisations
Assignment title Statistical software tools and techniques
Assessor Dr. Peter Gilbert
Hand out date 19/04/2024
Hand in deadline 03/06/2024
You have recently started an internship at an educational
charity.
The director of the charity is interested in how big data and
data analytics might be used by the organisation to improve
Vocational Scenario or
the way they target their efforts so that the work they do can
Context
be as effective as possible.
Following the report, you produced on the topic the director
has asked you to look into the statistical tools and techniques
which can be used to analyse data.
The charity is looking into how GCSE results in England differ
by Local Authority and also by gender.
The data on the number of pupils who achieve at least 5
GCSE grade A*-C, can be found here:
• https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-
equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised
You should use this data to carry out an analysis and
evaluation using:
• Routine and non-routine central tendency
• Dispersion and probability distribution operations,
Task 1 • Routine and Non-routine regression operations
identifying those Local Authorities, which perform
better than average and those which perform worse
and how this differs by gender.
You will write up the results of your investigations in the
form of a report.
Your report needs to show that you have:
• Tabulated grouped data and generate fully annotated
pie charts, bar charts and histograms.
• Accurately calculated representative values for central
tendency and evaluate the usefulness of the values in
relation to the distribution of data.
• Accurately calculated variance, standard deviation,
range, interquartile and inter-percentile values of
normally distributed data and explained the meaning
of each. You have carried out a t-test on two sets of
data and evaluate the relevance of the result.
• Used the given data to accurately determine the
equation of linear regression and correlation
coefficient.
• Compared the predicted value of the dependent
variable with the value obtained from the graph for a
non-measured value, in relation to the value of the
correlation coefficient.
• Justified the choice of regression type for a non-linear
relationship, such as a power relationship.
Your report should be easily understood by a third party with
a mathematical background and should include correct use
of mathematical terminology and application of relevant
units.
Results of the analysis.
Checklist of evidence
required Written evaluation report.
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Solve problems for a dataset involving routine central tendency,
B.P2
dispersion and probability distribution operations, using software.
Solve problems for a dataset involving routine linear regression
B.P3
operations, using software.
Solve problems accurately for a dataset involving routine and non-
B.M2 routine central tendency, dispersion and probability distribution
operations, using software.
Solve problems accurately for a dataset involving routine and non-
B.M3
routine regression operations, using software.
Evaluate the correct synthesis and accurate application of routine and
B.D2 non-routine statistical, and probability operations using calculations and
appropriate software to solve problems.
Sources of information to Marr B. Big Data: Using Smart Big Data, Analytics and
support you with this Metrics to Make Better Decisions and Improve Performance.
Assignment John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2015. 978-1118965832
Cody, I.D. Data Analytics: Practical Data Analysis and
Statistical Guide to Transform and Evolve Any Business
Create Space Independent Publishing Platform. 2016 978-
1536875379
Other assessment N/A
materials attached to this
Assignment Brief
Notes to Assessor and
technician
FOR 2012 L1/2 FIRSTS ONLY: If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be
assessed to determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met.
BTEC Assignment Brief
Unit or Component number
and title Unit 10: Big Data and Business Analytics
Learning aim(s) (For NQF/RQF C: Carry out analysis of statistical data to
only) meet the needs of an organisation
Assignment title Statistical data analysis
Assessor Dr. Peter Gilbert
Hand out date 19/04/2024
Hand in deadline 03/06/2024
You have recently started work as an IT development trainee
at a car dealership which sells new cars from 6 sites across
Southern England.
The directors of the company are considering either changing
the car manufacturers for which they are a dealer or adding
new dealerships for different car manufacturers.
As part of their deliberations on this very significant change to
Vocational Scenario or their business they what to know which car manufacturers
Context have been increasing the numbers of new registrations and
which have been declining over recent years.
They have asked you to investigate this and prepare a report
for them.
New car registration data can be found here:
• https://data.gov.uk/dataset/vehicle_licensing_statisti
cs
You will need to:
• Prepare the raw data by extracting only new
registrations for cars, removing those manufactures
that only sell a very small number of cars, totalling up
the registration numbers by make and combining the
data for several years.
• Accurately analyse the data by applying routine and
Task 1 non-routine statistical, probability and mathematical
operations.
• Create reports (one detailed version for the directors
and one summary version for the branch sales
managers) in which you evaluate the outcomes of
your analysis and produce accurate, valid and
relevant judgements from the analysis of the dataset.
Your reports should:
• Formulate a clear, specific, well-defined question to
identify what you want to know.
• Select methods to generate valid, accurate and
relevant information.
• Include appropriate and accurate presentation of
data, calculations of central measures, dispersion and
probability functions, comparison of data sets and
regression.
Your work should be easily understood by a third party with
a mathematical background and use of mathematical
terminology and application of relevant units correctly.
Checklist of evidence Evidence of data preparation and cleaning (screenshot)
required Report for Directors
Report for Branch Sales Managers
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Prepare an appropriate raw dataset to meet the needs of an
C.P4
organisation.
Analyse, using software, the dataset by applying routine statistical,
C.P5
probability and mathematical operations.
Present straightforward conclusions and recommendations from
C.P6
the analysis of a dataset to meet the needs of an organisation.
Prepare effectively an appropriate raw dataset to meet the needs of an
C.M4
organisation.
Analyse accurately, using software, the dataset by applying routine and
C.M5
nonroutine statistical, probability and mathematical operations.
Present concise and valid conclusions and recommendations from the
C.M6 accurate analysis of the dataset that are fit for different audiences and
purpose to meet the needs of an organisation.
Present concise, valid and relevant conclusions and
recommendations from an accurate evaluation of the effectively
C.D3
cleansed and formatted dataset that are fit for
different audiences and purpose to meet the needs of an organisation.
Sources of information to Marr B. Big Data: Using Smart Big Data, Analytics and
support you with this Metrics to Make Better Decisions and Improve Performance.
Assignment John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2015. 978-1118965832
Cody, I.D. Data Analytics: Practical Data Analysis and
Statistical Guide to Transform and Evolve Any Business
Create Space Independent Publishing Platform. 2016 978-
1536875379
Other assessment N/A
materials attached to this
Assignment Brief
Notes to Assessor and
technician
FOR 2012 L1/2 FIRSTS ONLY: If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be
assessed to determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met.
