Learning Targets

Put your skills to use!
- Identify W's.
- Create graphs.
- Discuss trends.

Example: Jobs in America

Here's an example from last year.

Classwork

What will you do after high school? Let’s explore different job openings and college opportunities to see what is out there.

Decide if you want to collect data on Jobs or Colleges, or something else that would meet the criteria shown in the grading rubric. You will receive a Grade Grade and a Proficiency Grade for this project. The Grade Grade will count as a test grade.

Jobs

Pick a single location (preferably in the US) where you are interested in living OR pick a career path that you are interested in pursuing.

Go to Indeed.com (or other job search site) and search for your location and/or career. Record the information here (there is a jobs tab at the bottom). Collect data on 20 jobs that you are interested in.

Colleges

Search for colleges that you are interested in. The SCOIR database (pronounced Score) is a great resource.

Collect data on 20 colleges that you are interested in and record all of the information about them here.

Everyone

Create a presentation in your Stats folder. You can use this template. Make sure you:

Introduce your topic.
Describe the W's of your data.
Create a display of at least three of your variables. The minimum requirements for your graphs are below:
- Display 1: One categorical variable
- Display 2: One quantitative variable
- Display 3:
  - Option 1: One quantitative variable & one categorical variable
  - Option 2: Two categorical variables
Discuss: If displaying categorical data, talk about the patterns or trends you see. Include numbers in your descriptions. If your graphs are displaying quantitative data describe the trends and also describe the S's: Shape, (s)Center, Spread & Strangeness. What does your graph show you that you didn’t know from looking at your spreadsheet?
What is the big takeaway?

Submit the link to your project on Schoology.

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