Graphic Representation

Graphic Representation Custom Essay

Graphic Representation

Choose a data source and create a graph or table that illustrates a story behind the data. You may choose a single data set (e.g. a stock price) or a number of data sets (e.g. population numbers over time in four major cities.)

Use the following sites as suggestions for data sources:

�Stocks: https://finance.google.com/finance?q=goog

�Census data: https://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

�Internet usage data: https://www.pewinternet.org/Data-Tools/Download-Data/Trend-Data.aspx

�U. S. Energy stats: https://www.eia.doe.gov/overview_hd.html

Create a professional graph and write a summary of no more than 350 words that explains the following:

�The source of the data

�What story the data is telling the reader

�The reasons for which you used certain graphing or charting techniques (e.g. line graph instead of a bar or pie chart)

�Principles used to make the graphic more effective

Create a second graph or table that tells a contradicting story. Refer to techniques such as those in the Misleading Statistics document provided within course materials. Use the same data set, but create a different graph, chart, or table.

Write a word summary of no more than 350 words explaining the following:

�Different or contradictory story being told

�Techniques you used in order to alter the story

�Ethical implications of altering the aesthetics of the graphic.

 

 

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