| RWLO Title |
Student Materials |
Description |
Author(s) |
| Modeling Data - Building Permit Data (.doc) |
-1ContentMaterial_data.doc
-2ContentMaterial_Data_Log.doc
-3ContentMaterial_exceltutorial.doc
-4Assignment.doc |
Students use US Federal Statistics data to plot building permit data to determine which mathematical model that best fits the data and make predictions regarding the number of permits to be issued for a particular year. |
Natalie Rivera, Estrella Mountain Community College |
| Graphing U.S. Presidential Elections (.doc) |
See Word Document |
This RWLO allows students to develop their skills in constructing and interpreting statistical graphs in the context of past presidential elections. In addition, students will be asked to think critically about graphs by selecting the best graph for a given scenario. |
James Ham, Delta College |
| How Safe Is My Town? |
See Word Document |
Students will gather crime statistics about their town using the FBI's latest crime report. |
Don Lavigne, Associate Professor, Austin Community College |
| Percent Change and our National Debt (.doc) |
See Word document |
This RWLO requires students to access data on the national debt online, and to calculate the percent change in the national debt over a period of several years. |
Christine McCandless, Cuyahoga Community College |
| To Invest or Not to Invest |
Stock Prices
Class Activity
Graph Paper |
Students will track stock prices. They will graph and calculate statistical information about their stocks. |
Sally Jackman, Richland College |
| Graphs in the Media (.doc) |
Slide Show (.ppt)
Spreadsheet (.xls)
Project (.doc) |
This RWLO explores the website of the National Center for Health Statistics to find examples of different graphical representations of data. |
Karen Mitchell, Instructor, Rowan Cabarrus Community College |
| A Dollar's Worth (.doc) |
See Word document |
This RWLO focuses on calculation using the Consumer Price Index and inflation. |
Troy Furlough, Professor, El Centro College |
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