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Intc 3610 data 2012
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2. Data comes in two basic forms:
Numerical – numbers
Textual – words
Data comes from many sources
Let’s brainstorm a few…
First open a program called
Inspiration
Now name some sources
3. Sources include:
Existing statistical sites online
▪ Real time data sites
Repositories of events like encyclopedias and
books
Our own experiments
Surveys and questionnaires
All around us in all kinds of forms
▪ Text
▪ Visuals
4. What is difference between your memory and
a computer when it comes to managing data?
▪ How many e-mail contacts can you recall from your
address book?
▪ If you read long speech, how long does it take you to
determine the key themes?
▪ If you take notes from a lecture, how do you determine
the most important information?
5. Spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel
Keep track of numerical data
Allows you to sort or filter data
Allows you create formulas to answer questions
Allows you to display and communicate data visually
through charts and graphs
Also has a way to grab real-time data (search Google for
“Real time data sites”)
Online sites such as Many-Eyes, Google Earth or
Google Public Data let you visually represent
numerical data in powerful ways
6. Inspiration and Kidspiration let you
link text
Draws out connections
Visually shows the important data
Add images to enhance understanding
Many-Eyes and Wordle are online
tools to help express text data
visually for analysis
Wikis are also a way to capture text
data in the form of an encyclopedic
form
7. Develop a lesson/activity relevant to your
discipline, topic, and grade level that involves
data analysis using one of the tools.