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In order to help you determine the most fair and accurate ways
to represent data, we will do a short comparison of different
data display methods.
Part A (Individual):
Using the data below, calculate the total number of medals,
the total medal points (G=3, S=2, B=1),the per capita medal
count, and medals per athlete for the listed countries in the
2006 Winter Olympics. Be sure to show any necessary
calculations in the boxes below. Where necessary, round to the
nearest Thousandth.
USA
Norway
Estonia
Canada
Sweden
~Based on the data, which country do you think was the best? Why?
~What would be the most fair and accurate way to display the data-
medal total, medal points, medals per capita (or million people)? Why?
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Some considerations:
-You will ultimately choose two graphs to represent the information about
your country’s performance in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
-One graph will show the data in the most accurate way possible. This
graph will be displayed in Olympic Village.
-The second graph will show your data in a very biased way. This graph
will be displayed in all the newspapers in your country to show how
awesome your country did at the Olympics!!!
-What will you display? (Medals, Medal points, per capita medals, medals
per athlete, etc)
-Which other countries will you compare your data to?
Product/Performance:
-Make 5 Graphs (bar, line, circle, others?). Choose 2 to
represent your data (one to show in your country and one to
display in 'Olympic Village').
-Discuss the limitations and strengths of each graph.
-Peer review groups will critique your choices for data
representation, giving the original group the opportunity to
change/discard before each graph hits the "printing press".
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Vancouver
Winter
Olympics
Statistics and Probability
Essential Questions:
Can different graphs change the perception of data?
Are there data sets that are more appropriate for certain graphs?
*Task :Based on how many medals your country has earned in the
previous 4 Olympic Games, graph and extrapolate the data to predict
how many medals your country will earn in 2010
Star Athlete
Task:
! Choose an athlete from Team Canada that has
statistics available from at least 5 competitions.
! Use the information found on the CTV website to
assist you in collecting data about your selected
athlete.
! Complete the pre-Olympic assignment using your
data collected.
Canadian Athletes
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Questions:
--What is mean? median?mode?
-What is an outlier and how does it affect an average? the Median?
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Discussion
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Medal Potential
How does Canada's success rate compare to that of the other top
nations?
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Medal Potential
Class Activity
Media Analysis
Let's find some statistical information in the media:
Dollars Earned
Year
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vs.
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blue= Australia
green = UK
Consider:
-Medal Count vs. Medal Points
-Per Capita Medals
What else???
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Graphical Analysis
1. Peer Editing: In country groups and discussion with one other country
consider: is there any way to make the graph look more biased/fair?
-Can you easily understand the graph?
-Is it the best kind of graph to show this data? If not, what might be
better?
-Does it have a title? Axis labels? Legend (if necessary)?
2. On a word document containing the final copy of your graph, answer the
following:
-What are the strengths and weaknesses of your graph (you can
brainstorm beforehand with your country group)
- Can you make your graph better? How?
- Which of your country's graphs is the best biased graph? The best
'fair' graph? Why?
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3.Add the total of all items to make certain that the total is 360 degrees.
If not, recalculate the degrees for each item.
5. Divide the circle into segments using the information table you just
created in step 2.
6. Continue through the numbers using the previously made line as the
0 for the next line
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