VDQI+-+EDUCATION



VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE DATA

Project: Working in groups of two, create two (2) charts, graphs, maps, or  cartograms based on national or international data.

Due: FIRST CLASS MEETING AFTER WINTER BREAK  Basic Parameters:  1) No more than 15 words on your chart. 2)  Title relevant to the data you presented 3) Data for at least 25 countries displayed on graphic.  4)  One additional national/international statistic 5) Axes properly labeled & formatted

Variables: _

WHERE TO LOOK FOR SECONDARY DATA:  WORLD VALUES SURVEY [|www.worldvaluessurvey.org] NATIONMASTER [|www.nationmaster.com] STATEMASTER [|www.statemaster.com] HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT [|hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/] HOFSTEDE CULTURAL DIMENSIONS [|www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php] CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL [|www.cdc.gov/datastatistics/] NAT’L CENTER FOR ED. STATISTICS nces.ed.gov/ ICPSR [|www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/] U.S. CENSUS – American Factfinder factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en CIA Factbook [|www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/]

FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO DESIGN A PROPER VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIV INFORMATION CONSULT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:

[|www.washington.edu/computing/training/560/zz-tufte.html] Grading:  <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Accuracy: Is the data presented correctly. Are the dimensions and proportions of the graph correct. <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Originality: Did you use a basic design (Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Scatterplot, Line Map) or did you present the information in an original manner. <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Clarity: How easy is your graph, chart, map to understand? How long does it take for an observer to see all parts of the presentation? <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Neatness: How professional does your project look? Is it visually attractive? Are lines drawn straight? Is printing/coloring neat? <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Relevance: Did the second statistic you chose increase your understanding of the first? MAGNITUDE: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> R2 > .50 = +10 R2 > .45 = +8 R2 > .40 = +7 R2 > .35 = +3 R2 > .30 = +1 R2 < .30 = - 5

BONUS: + 5 for Linear Relationship <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; msospacerun: yes;"> ARTICULATION<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">:

BONUS: + 5 for articulated second variable (Ex. Gender Inequality v. Income Inequality, Mean Number of Years Lived in Ill Health by African Americans vs. Life Expectancy) GENERALITY: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> BONUS: + 3 For Using Data from more than three continents or all 50 States

INTERESTINGNESS: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> Finding a Strong, Non-Obvious Relationship (Black Swans) = + 5 Well Established Relationship, but Contrary to Conventional Wisdom = + 3 Par for the Course   = 0 “Shocked! Shocked to find Gambling going on here!” = - 3 “Yes, the Sky is Blue; the Sun Rises in the East; 2 + 2 = 4”   = - 5

BONUS: Effective execution of one of the following graphic forms: cartogram, residual plot, 3-D map/chart, radar chart, efficient scatterplot of three or more variables or integration of more than two basic visual display types = +15

BONUS: GRAPHICAL EXCELLENCE HAT TRICK – Use of all major design elements – color, shape, & size – to convey information in one harmonious graphic = +15 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;"> CLARITY / GESTALT: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> FOREST & TREES = + 3 TREES, NO FOREST; FOREST, NO TREES = + 1 GRASS & SAGEBRUSH = 0 SAHARA DESERT = - 1 WHAT’S THIS TREE THING YOU SPEAK OF? = - 3 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">

NEATNESS & PRESENTATION: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">TEXT NEATLY WRITTEN, SQUARE ALIGNMENT, NO OBVIOIUS TEARING BENDING, CRINKLING, OR SMUDGING, APPLIQUES ATTACHED FIRMLY, & NON-DISTRACTING COLOR SCHEME = + 5 NOT PERFECT, BUT YEOMAN’S WORK = + 3 CLEARLY DEFICIENT IN ONE MAJOR PRESENTATION ATTRIBUTE = 0 SUBSTANDARD IN MORE THAN ONE PRESENTATION AREA = - 3 SET THE LAND-SPEED RECORD FOR POSTER ASSEMBLY. . . AND IT SHOWS = - 5   ACCURACY: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> INDEPENDENT VARIABLE/CAUSE ON THE HORIZONTAL (X) AXIS = +1 DEPENDENT VARIABLE/EFFECT ON THE VERTICAL (Y) AXIS = +1 BEST FIT EQUATION & R2 PRINTED ON CHART = +1

APPLIQUES/DATA POINTS PLOTTED (IN)ACCURATELY ON CHART = (-5)/+3 EACH UNLABELED AXIS (“LABELS? WE DON”T NEED NO STINKIN’ LABELS)  = -10 AXIS UNITS UNCLEAR (PER AXIS) = - 5

<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; msospacerun: yes;"> WORD LIMIT: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> FOR EACH WORD ON CHART OVER 15, BUT UNDER 20 = -1 FOR EACH WORD OVER 20 = -5

OBSERVATIONS: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> FOR EVERY n DATA POINTS BELOW THE REQUIRED 25 = - n2 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; msotabcount: 1;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> TITLE: <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> “FUNNY HA, HA“ & CAPTURES THE GRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIP SUCCINCTLY = +5 PASSES THE MOTHER-IN-LAW TEST <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> SUCCINCT STATEMENT OF GRAPHICAL INFORMATION, BUT YOUR FUTURE IS NOT IN = +3 ADVERTISING <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> SNARKY, SMUG, OR POOR INSIDE JOKE = 0 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> NICE TITLE. . . TO ANOTHER PRESENTATION = - 3

NO TITLE = - 5

CHARTJUNK __<span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">:

VISIBLE GRIDLINES = -10 (IN) APPROPRIATE FIGURE-GROUND PROPORTION/COLOR CONTRAST = (-10)/+5 PHOTOGRAPHS, CARTOONS, ETC.  = -10 <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; msotabcount: 1;"> <span style="font-family: 'Eras Demi ITC','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">