Economic Statistics Infographic Project

An infographic is a graphical presentation that that organizes facts, graphs, short direct statements and basic images in a way that allows a viewer to get a "fast education" about a topic. Infographics have become a common way to present information and are often used in posters, web pages and magazines.

Take a look at the infographic of the Gini Coefficient. This infographic uses several visuals to educate the viewer about how the Gini Coefficient is use to measure and compare inequality. Specifically, this infographic has:

A short statement about the Gini Coefficient
An icon visual that represents the idea
An icon chart comparing equality with inequality
A graph of the Gini Coefficent in the United States
A chart comparing Gini Coefficients in several countries
Information about the limited usefulness of statistic

The infographic uses visual graphics and is organized in a way that makes it easy for the viewer to quickly learn the information that is presented. It is important to see how the infographic organizes space so that the visual information is clearly structured to make it easier for the viewer to read it. In addition, recognize how icons are used to highlight important concepts.

In this project, you will be using Google Drawing to make a infographic of an economic statistic. Google Drawing is part of the collection of Google tools that include Docs, Sheets, Sites and Presentation.

The Gini Coefficient infographic was made entirely with Google Drawing .

This is the link to Google Drawing

This is a link to a Guide to Using Google Drawing for making infographics

Information about Assignment

Your infographic should include each of the following:

Clear title with the name of the statistic and a short description of the statistic
An Icon image of the statistic
A graph from Google Sheets of the statistic
An icon visual explaining an aspect of the statistic
A chart providing an international or historical comparison of the statistic
Information about the limited usefulness of statistic

You need to note your sources for data on your infographic.

The image to the rights shows how the infographic about Gini Coefficient has these points.

This is a link to the Gini Coefficient Infographic - You can copy this into your Google Drive and then look at the parts of the infographic and how it was put together.

This is the rubric that will be used to grade this project.

Your Economic Statistic infographic project is due by midnight on Friday, October 11, 2019

You need to use this form to submit your infographic project

Here are some possible statistics you can do for this project:

Gross Domestic Product

Personal Income

Consumer Price Index

Producer Price Index

Unemployment Rate

Job Openings and Labor Turnover

Consumer Confidence

S&P 500 (Stock Market)