Agenda for Monday, Oct. 8
–Context!
–Common Errors
Context #1
Add the Quick Facts for city population, demographics.
Little Rock: African American comprise 42 percent of Little Rock’s population. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/littlerockcityarkansas,US/PST045217
Add typical salary from Occupational Employment Statistics database for Arkansas
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_ar.htm
Common Errors – Math
Percent vs Percentage Point
At Lyon College, 67 percent of non-first-generation students paid back their loans within five years, while only 53 percent of first-generation students did the same, which results in a 14 percent POINT difference. The median debt for both types of students was the same though, at $12,000.
You mean “percentage point.” 14 percent of 67 is 9.4.
Steve Doig – MathCrib-Doig
Common Errors – AP Style on Numbers
AP Style on Numerals:
Numerals – AP Stylebook-2avrxtn
Common Error – Divi Library
Divi Builder. Do Not Save to Library.
Context #2: Build Charts for Context
First row: The overall median debt for Arkansas students; for men, for women.
Second row: The overall median debt for first generation students. And non-first generation
Third row: The overall statewide repayment rate, and the rate for men, for women
Fourth row: The overall median debt for white, black, asian, hispanic
Post on WordPress with the category Context
Research – Data Question
The Financial Aid department does not report loan repayment info to the Department of Education. “Once the students leave us we don’t track their information anymore,” he said.
Question: Look at data dictionary for source of this information. All 1,826 columns explained here.
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/assets/FullDataDocumentation.pdf
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/assets/CollegeScorecardDataDictionary.xlsx
Homework
#1: Read this report and compare to your work on context. Prepare to discuss it Wednesday
https://ticas.org/sites/default/files/pub_files/classof2016.pdf
#2: By 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, fix the issues with your charts and stories from Assignment #2. Post on WordPress, use the Context category for a tag
OVERVIEW- Katie Beth and Haley Student Loan Graphics 11/15
OVERVIEW Haley & Katie Beth Chart, 11/15
Nov 19 Day 25
Nov 19 Class
Finish a draft of your Tableau workbooks.
Post your interactive workbooks on WordPress by 11:59 p.m. Monday. 20 points.
Follow these assignments for your work.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11QUkkevQn95ASJ00vHZznyZNm37dd-4nAu7CnJoeoXo/edit
I will be on campus during class hours on Monday and can discuss your assignments. I can also discuss by phone or Skype.