Tag: ratios

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The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growth

Jenna Laib

The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growthgraph by Max Roser/Our World in Data, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Max Roser (2021) - “What is economic growth? And why is it so important?” Published online… Continue reading The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growth

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Number of People Per Representative in the US (1789-2017)

Jenna Laib

Number of People Per Representative in the US (since nation's founding)graph by Drew DeSilver/Pew Research, slow reveal by Aristotle Ou (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: DeSilver, Drew (2018). "U.S. population keeps growing, but House of Representatives is same size as in Taft era." Pew Research Center: May 31, 2018. Data Source: Pew Research Center"Decennial census (for years… Continue reading Number of People Per Representative in the US (1789-2017)

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Chocolate Consumption per Capita (2022, selected countries) — elementary and middle school versions

Jenna Laib

New #SlowRevealGraph (Not) Everyone Loves Chocolate Looking at the estimated chocolate consumption per capita, and how it compares to the revenue per capita and the total population. Elementary version with weights in pounds encourages fractional reasoning. Elementary version with weights in kilograms encourages reasoning about decimals and proportions. Middle school version uses metric measurement and also includes additional data about ratios and proportions.

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Caitlin Clark Stands Alone: Points and Assists Per Game in Women’s Div 1 College Basketball

Jenna Laib

Caitlin Clark is an outlier amongst her Div 1 peers. What do the stats look like when taking into account points per game and assists per game? Slow Reveal by Nicole Bishop

*social justice, scatterplot

The Income You Need to Purchase a Home in Canada

Jenna Laib

How much income do you need to purchase a home in Canada? And can a typical family afford the typical home? (graph from Mandy Lam/@datawithprofmandy on insta)

*social justice, line graph

Amazon warehouse workers suffer muscle and joint injuries at a rate 4 times higher than industry peers

Jenna Laib

At what rate do full-time employees experience muscle and joint injuries at work? How could unionizing impact the data for Amazon workers? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.