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HELPING STUDENTS WHO NEED HELP WITH DATA Rachael Barlow Trinity College June 17, 2011

HELPING STUDENTS WHO NEED HELP WITH DATA Rachael Barlow Trinity College June 17, 2011. Credit: Dietmut Teijgeman -Hansen. On flickr : tdietmut. What is data about?. On flickr : Let Ideas Compete. Credit: anonymous. On flickr : Tom M Schekenberg. Credit: Tom Schekenberg.

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HELPING STUDENTS WHO NEED HELP WITH DATA Rachael Barlow Trinity College June 17, 2011

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  1. HELPING STUDENTS WHO NEED HELP WITH DATA Rachael Barlow Trinity College June 17, 2011 Credit: DietmutTeijgeman-Hansen On flickr: tdietmut

  2. What is data about?

  3. On flickr: Let Ideas Compete Credit: anonymous

  4. On flickr: Tom M Schekenberg Credit: Tom Schekenberg

  5. Credit: Sarah Cady On flickr:Sarah Cady

  6. Math Measurement Management

  7. Credit: anonymous On flickr:Meathead Movers

  8. Math Measurement Management High expectations Low expectations

  9. What does data look like?

  10. SEX = R’s gender 0 = Male 1 = Female SMOKE = How often do you smoke? 1 = Never 2 = Once or twice in my life 3 = Once or twice a year 4 = Once or twice a week 5 = Daily

  11. MEDINC = Median income MA_07_4%G = Math Mastery Test for 2007 for 4th graders, percent of students who reached state goal RE_07_6%G = Reading Mastery Test for 2007 for 6th graders, percent of students who reached state goal

  12. FTE = Full Time Equivalent CRIMERATE = Crimes reported per 100 students ONCAMPUS = Percent of students who live on campus

  13. GDP = In thousands WALL = After Berlin Wall came down EDUC = Percent of population that has graduated from high school

  14. In sum: 1. Level of aggregation: microdata town  institution  country 2. Element of time: over time or across people, places, or things (Time series, panel data, multiple cross sections) 3. Cases 4. Codebook

  15. Variable ~ variation Independent variable “causes” change in the dependent variable

  16. If you are out alone in your neighborhood at night, do you feel (READ LIST)? Very safe 1376 Somewhat safe 793 Somewhat unsafe 203 Very unsafe 74 No opinion/DK 75 Missing 0 Source: National Firearms Survey, 1999

  17. On a scale from 1 to 7 where 1 is not religious and 7 is very religious; how religious would you say you are? 9 N-INAPPLICABLE 8 R-REFUSED 7 D-DON’T KNOW 1 NOT RELIGIOUS AT ALL 2 3 4 5 6 7 VERY RELIGIOUS

  18. What is the highest level of education you would like to achieve ? • 1 Less than high school • 2 Finish high school • 3 Finish some college • 4 Finish college • 5 Finish a graduate degree • From: Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), 1991-2006 • If it were up to you , how far would you like to go in school? • 1 < High school • 2 High school grad • 3 JR college degree • 4 4 year college degree • 5 Master degree • 6 PHD professional degree • From: Youth Development Study, 1988-1995 [St. Paul, Minnesota] • How far do you THINK you will go in school? Do you think you will: • 1 Drop out  before graduation from high school • 2 Graduate from high school • 3 Business/technical school/junior college • 4 Graduate from a four year college • 5 Go to a graduate or professional school • From: Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS): Wave 1, 2001

  19. Where do data come from?

  20. Credit: Valerie Renee On flickr:Valerie Renee

  21. How do social scientists use data?

  22. On flickr:mysticchildz Credit: Nadia Chaudhury

  23. How much if anything, have you heard about the controversy over a sexually suggestive photo sent to the Twitter account of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner? A lot A little Nothing at all Source: Pew Weekly News Interest Index Poll Field Dates: Jun 2, 2011 - Jun 5, 2011

  24. How much if anything, have you heard about the controversy over a sexually suggestive photo sent to the Twitter account of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner? A lot 23% A little 33% Nothing at all 43% Source: Pew Weekly News Interest Index Poll Field Dates: Jun 2, 2011 - Jun 5, 2011

  25. On flickr:Lord Dane Credit: anonymous

  26. Using a grading scale of A, B, C, D, and F, where A is excellent and F is very poor and using any of the grades in between, how would you grade the condition of the US (United States) military? A B C D F Source: CBS News Poll Field Dates: Dec 17, 2009 - Dec 22, 2009

  27. Using a grading scale of A, B, C, D, and F, where A is excellent and F is very poor and using any of the grades in between, how would you grade the condition of the US (United States) military? A 28% B 39% C 22% D 5% F 2% Source: CBS News Poll Field Dates: Dec 17, 2009 - Dec 22, 2009

  28. On flickr:Ruben Diaz Credit: Ruben Dias Alonso

  29. How closely did you follow the story about the study by the Institutes of Medicine on the possible link between autism and childhood vaccines? Very closely Fairly closely Not too closely Not at all closely Source: Health Poll Report Field Dates: Jun 4, 2004 - Jun 8, 2004

  30. How closely did you follow the story about the study by the Institutes of Medicine on the possible link between autism and childhood vaccines? Very closely 11% Fairly closely 18% Not too closely 25% Not at all closely 44% Source: Health Poll Report Field Dates: Jun 4, 2004 - Jun 8, 2004

  31. ICPSR ROPER CPANDA ARDA

  32. HELPING STUDENTS WHO NEED HELP WITH DATA Rachael Barlow Trinity College June 17, 2011 Credit: DietmutTeijgeman-Hansen On flickr: tdietmut

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