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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop procedures for manipulation and analysis of data
   • Specify desired data format based on job requirements
   • Specify parameters for the manipulation of data sets
   • Explain the procedure and rationale for development in new documented procedures
2. Establish models required to provide outcome
   • Evaluate applicability of existing tools, models, theories, applications and solutions
   • Specify feasible parameters, equations and assumptions
   • Establish models required to provide specified outcome
3. Analyse data
   • Specify steps to be undertaken and computer operating systems and applications to be used to analyse and manipulate data
   • Consider restricting factors when selecting techniques for analysis
   • Isolate and retrieve data from its source
   • Interrogate data to ensure reliability
   • Prepare data for presentation media

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must demonstrate that they can extract, compare and manipulate data in response to customer requests.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

develop and document suitable procedures for data collection, manipulation and analysis

use or create appropriate models

use operating systems and computer applications for data analysis and report writing, according to organisational requirements

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

database structures

scripting and commands

line instructions and programming

operating systems used by enterprise for data analysis and storage, including:

UNIX

DOS

Windows

NT

range of tools, models, theories, applications and solutions

data analysis and manipulation techniques

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