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VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE DATA __Project __: Working in groups of two, create two (2) charts, graphs, maps, or cartograms based on national or international data. __Due __: FIRST CLASS MEETING AFTER WINTER BREAK __Basic Parameters __: 1) No more than 15 words on your chart. 2) Title relevant to the data you presented 3) Data for at least 25 countries displayed on graphic. 4) One additional national/international statistic   <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 5) Axes properly labeled & formatted

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Variables:

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">WHERE TO LOOK FOR SECONDARY DATA __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">WORLD VALUES SURVEY [|www.worldvaluessurvey.org]

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">NATIONMASTER [|www.nationmaster.com]

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">STATEMASTER [|www.statemaster.com]

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT [|hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/]

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">HOFSTEDE CULTURAL DIMENSIONS [|www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php]

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL [|www.cdc.gov/datastatistics/]

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">NAT’L CENTER FOR ED. STATISTICS nces.ed.gov/

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">ICPSR [|www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/]

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">U.S. CENSUS – American Factfinder factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">CIA Factbook [|www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/]

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<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO DESIGN A PROPER VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIV INFORMATION CONSULT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">[|www.washington.edu/computing/training/560/zz-tufte.html]

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Grading __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">__Accuracy__: Is the data presented correctly. Are the dimensions and proportions of the graph correct. <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">__Originality__: Did you use a basic design (Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Scatterplot, Line Map) or did you present the information in an original manner. <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> __Clarity__: How easy is your graph, chart, map to understand? How long does it take for an observer to see all parts of the presentation? <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">__Neatness__: How professional does your project look? Is it visually attractive? Are lines drawn straight? Is printing/coloring neat? <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> __Relevance__: Did the second statistic you chose increase your understanding of the first?

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">MAGNITUDE __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __ <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">R2 > .50 = +10 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">R2 > .45 = +8 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">R2 > .40 = +7 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">R2 > .35 = +3 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">R2 > .30 = +1 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">R2 < .30 = - 5

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">BONUS: + 5 for Linear Relationship

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">ARTICULATION__:__

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">BONUS: + 5 for articulated second variable (Ex. Gender Inequality v. Income Inequality, Mean Number of Years Lived in Ill Health by African Americans vs. Life Expectancy)

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">GENERALITY __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">BONUS: + 3 For Using Data from more than three continents or all 50 States

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">INTERESTINGNESS __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> Finding a Strong, Non-Obvious Relationship (Black Swans) = + 5 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> Well Established Relationship, but Contrary to Conventional Wisdom = + 3 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">Par for the Course = 0 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">“Shocked! Shocked to find Gambling going on here!” = - 3 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> “Yes, the Sky is Blue; the Sun Rises in the East; 2 + 2 = 4” = - 5

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">BONUS: Effective execution of one of the following graphic forms: cartogram, residual plot, 3-D map/chart, radar chart, efficient scatterplot of three or more variables or integration of more than two basic visual display types = +15

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">BONUS: GRAPHICAL EXCELLENCE HAT TRICK – Use of all major design elements – color, shape, & size – to convey information in one harmonious graphic = +15

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">CLARITY / GESTALT __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> FOREST & TREES = + 3 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> TREES, NO FOREST; FOREST, NO TREES = + 1 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> GRASS & SAGEBRUSH = 0 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> SAHARA DESERT = - 1 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> WHAT’S THIS TREE THING YOU SPEAK OF? = - 3

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">NEATNESS & PRESENTATION __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">TEXT NEATLY WRITTEN, SQUARE ALIGNMENT, NO OBVIOIUS TEARING BENDING, CRINKLING, OR SMUDGING, APPLIQUES ATTACHED FIRMLY, & NON-DISTRACTING COLOR SCHEME = + 5 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">NOT PERFECT, BUT YEOMAN’S WORK = + 3 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">CLEARLY DEFICIENT IN ONE MAJOR PRESENTATION ATTRIBUTE = 0  <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">SUBSTANDARD IN MORE THAN ONE PRESENTATION AREA = - 3  <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">SET THE LAND-SPEED RECORD FOR POSTER ASSEMBLY. . . AND IT SHOWS = - 5

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">ACCURACY __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> INDEPENDENT VARIABLE/CAUSE ON THE HORIZONTAL (X) AXIS = +1 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> DEPENDENT VARIABLE/EFFECT ON THE VERTICAL (Y) AXIS = +1 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> BEST FIT EQUATION & R2 PRINTED ON CHART = +1

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> APPLIQUES/DATA POINTS PLOTTED (IN)ACCURATELY ON CHART = (-5)/+3 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> EACH UNLABELED AXIS (“LABELS? WE DON”T NEED NO STINKIN’ LABELS) = -10 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> AXIS UNITS UNCLEAR (PER AXIS) = - 5

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">WORD LIMIT __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> FOR EACH WORD ON CHART OVER 15, BUT UNDER 2 = -1 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> FOR EACH WORD OVER 20 = -5

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">OBSERVATIONS __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> FOR EVERY n DATA POINTS BELOW THE REQUIRED 25 = - n2

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">TITLE __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: __

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> “FUNNY HA, HA“ & CAPTURES THE GRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIP SUCCINCTL PASSES THE MOTHER-IN-LAW TEST = +5 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> SUCCINCT STATEMENT OF GRAPHICAL INFORMATION, BUT YOUR FUTURE IS NOT IN ADVERTISING = +3

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> SNARKY, SMUG, OR POOR INSIDE JOKE = 0

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> NICE TITLE. . . TO ANOTHER PRESENTATION = - 3

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> NO TITLE = - 5 __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">CHARTJUNK __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';">: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> VISIBLE GRIDLINES = -10 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> (IN) APPROPRIATE FIGURE-GROUND PROPORTION/COLOR CONTRAST = (-10)/+5 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif';"> PHOTOGRAPHS, CARTOONS, ETC. = -10