Team,
Here's an overview of our next work together:
1. Today in class: chapter 4 on populations, read the chapter if you have not already here:
and complete the PQ questions at the end.
2. Watch these videos on TED.com:
I'll post questions below---->
3. Please complete the online practice quiz here:
4. Please do the calculator exercise here:
5. Please read this
and look over the questions at the end-questions like these will be on your test next week.
We meet again in 5 days (Tuesday). I know you are all smart folks, but if you are stuck, email me. Please don't wait until the last minute to complete this work, all due on Sunday night, so I have time to respond.
Let me know how I can help.
aloha
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Hans Rosling 2006
- How would you describe Sweden as a country? What does he mean by the Tin-Tin view of "us and them"?
- Why would chimps do better on the test?
- The x axis is fertility rate, y axis is survival age. Where would you put the US?
- What were the two classes of country he finds?
- How did they change? What is the trend?
- US vs. Vietnam: compare since 1960-why?
- Look carefully at the X axis on the dollars graph-is it linear? What does this imply?
- Mark Twain said: "there are lies, damned lies, and statistics" how is this relevant?
- What is the OECD?
- Is there a relationship between income and % child survival? Explain.
- Which should come first: health or wealth? How does this relate to IPAT?
- "Nations use money better than they did in the past"- what does he mean by this?
- "Everything in the world exists in Africa"-why?
- At 15:56 you see these acronyms: Excel, Access, mySQL, XML, webservice and ODBC. Which of these are incorporated into the elab? Why? Check out http://www.gapminder.org/ and imagine a 21st century stats class you might take…or teach.
- What's the difference between "it's impossible" and "we can't do it"?
- Go to http://www.gapminder.org/world/ and run the simulation. What do you see? Pick three things you notice to share with the class.
Hans Rosling 2012-Religion and babies
1. Look at the audience-what culture is he speaking to? Why is this interesting?
2. If you've seen his first video, you understand the moving circles-what is the relationship trend between money and number of children over time?
3. How is infant mortality linked to birth rate in Congo and Afghanistan?
4. What three factors regarding TFR does he cite with Quatar? Explain.
5. What is "peak child"?
6. Explain "the great fill-up"
7. In the end, what is his conclusion about what is needed?
8. What number should we plan for?
9. Ok, so what is the connection between religion and babies?
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