Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to calculate and present statistical information commonly used in meat enterprises.
Skills to calculate and present statistical data are used widely throughout the retail and smallgoods sectors of the meat industry, for example:
calculating and presenting production statistics
calculating consumption and replacement requirements of gloves, caps and other personal protective equipment
calculating quantities
preparing process control data and sheets
All training must be conducted in accordance with Australian meat industry standards and regulations.
All work should be carried out to comply with workplace requirements.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element | Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Design and complete statistical tables and charts | 1.1 Design frequency tables and charts to record and present statistical information 1.2 Analyse statistical tables and charts to provide a description and interpretation of their contents |
2. Calculate measures of central tendency | 2.1 Calculate measures of central tendency and use to explain the average of a set of data |
3. Calculate measures of dispersion | 3.1 Calculate measures of dispersion and use to explain the pattern of variation of data |
4. Graph statistical data | 4.1 Structure graphs to present meat processing data in a form suitable for analysis and interpretation 4.2 Interpret meat processing performance and trends from graphs |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence must demonstrate the candidate's consistency of performance over time.
The candidate must:
accurately calculate averages, average range and standard deviation
consistently use estimation processes
consistently use mathematical processes
consistently use mathematical symbols and diagrams
consistently prepare and interpret statistical charts and tables including frequency charts and tables.
consistently prepare and interpret graphs
apply relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
use relevant communication skills
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:
estimation processes
mathematical processes
mathematical symbols and diagrams
purpose and structure of statistical charts and tables including frequency charts and tables
purpose and structure of graphs
purpose of calculating averages
purpose of measuring the dispersion of values
relevant workplace health and safety, regulatory and workplace requirements
Assessment Conditions
Competency must be demonstrated under typical operating conditions for the enterprise and within the parameters of the role and responsibilities.
The following three forms of assessment must be used:
quiz of underpinning knowledge
demonstration in the workplace or simulated environment
workplace referee or third-party report of performance over time
Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.