Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

ICTDAT502 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Conduct significance tests

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ICTDAT502 - Conduct significance tests
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare and test data against an organisation’s requirements.It applies to individuals who work in roles including, data analysts and data scientists, and run hypothesis testing on big data in a medium or large sized organisation. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the customer service field of work and include access to:

hardware and software and components required for data analysis tasks

organisational data reporting style guide and reporting processes required for data reporting

a site where activities can be carried out.

data required for testing.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
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Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare to conduct significance test
  • Analyse organisational requirements for significance testing and determine hypothesis for testing
  • Determine testing boundaries and data validation methods
  • Select all required data and its sources
  • Plan and document data extraction procedure
  • Plan and document significance testing activities according to organisational requirements
  • Extract and secure data according to task requirements
  • Normalise and structure data according task requirements
  • Initiate data analysis and determine correct progression
  • Manipulate variables within data according to task requirements
  • Obtain testing results from required sources
  • Analyse test findings and determine testing has been completed according to test plan and task requirements
  • Analyse test findings and conclude hypothesis
  • Document testing activities and findings according to task requirements
  • Communicate findings with required personnel and seek and respond to feedback
  • Lodge documents according to organisational requirements
       


Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

plan and conduct a significance test on extracted and normalised data and conclude finding on at least two occasions.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

identify and conduct data normalising methodologies

develop a hypothesis used for significance testing.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

data extraction methodologies

data normalising methodologies used in data analysis and data reporting

methodologies of securing and preparing data for data extraction

industry standard data analysis methodologies

technical requirements used in extracting different types of data

hypothesis development for significance testing

report writing for reporting significance testing in data analytics.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Analyse organisational requirements for significance testing and determine hypothesis for testing 
Determine testing boundaries and data validation methods 
Select all required data and its sources 
Plan and document data extraction procedure 
Plan and document significance testing activities according to organisational requirements 
Extract and secure data according to task requirements 
Normalise and structure data according task requirements 
Initiate data analysis and determine correct progression 
Manipulate variables within data according to task requirements 
Obtain testing results from required sources 
Analyse test findings and determine testing has been completed according to test plan and task requirements 
Analyse test findings and conclude hypothesis 
Document testing activities and findings according to task requirements 
Communicate findings with required personnel and seek and respond to feedback 
Lodge documents according to organisational requirements 

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