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Essential Question:
How is a picture worth a thousand words?
How does graphing help us to compare and analyze data?
Finding answers to some guiding questions can help you "answer" an Essential Question.

Educational Spending
Data Center Kids Count
KidsData.org - Tons of data on California children
Census, State Facts for Students - from the US Census Bureau
DASL - Carnegie Mellon library of data sets

Which graphical representation best helps me to compare the two data sets?
Resources
Statistics Project -{Statistics_Project.doc} - directions and
DUE DATE: Friday, February 26
Project Rubric
Project {Project Rubric.xls}
Project Topics {Project Topics.doc}
Style Guide - content and format help for proper bibliographic citation
Map of United States - splits states into Northern or Southern
Sources
Not all the data sets from these sites will be suitable for this project. You will have to select data sets you think will be appropriate, then ask Mrs. Sage to approve your choice for this project.
New:
Data Sets on Miscellaneous Topics - Middlesex Community College
Educational Spending
Data Center Kids Count
Census, State Facts for Students - from the US Census Bureau
DASL - Carnegie Mellon library of data sets

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Essential Question:
How does graphing help us to compare and analyze data?
Exel Worksheet
Sources
then ask
Mrs. Mrs. Sage to
Census, State Facts for Students - from the US Census Bureau
DASL - Carnegie Mellon library of data sets

Not all the data sets from these sites will be suitable for this project. You will have to select data sets you think will be appropriate, then ask
Mrs. Sage to approve your choice for this project.
Census, State Facts for Students - from the US Census Bureau
DASL - Carnegie Mellon library of data sets
Infoplease Almanacs

Statistics Project - directions and requirements
DUE DATE: Friday, February 26
Statistics ProjectProject Rubric
Project Topics
Style Guide - content and format help for proper bibliographic citation