Data Literacy

 Data Literacy

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Activity 1

Watch this video, and then answer a Fill in the blanks exercise 

University of Melbourne. Academic Skills. [23 aug.2019]. 5 Top tips for analysing & interpreting data [Video] 

 

Activity 2

Students should read these guides: 

University of Washington. Libraries (2020). Research Guides. Savvy Info Consumers: Data & Statistics https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/evaluate/data

GreenRiver College (2022).  Research Writing: Social Sciences.  How Do I know if Data is "Good" Data?  https://libguides.greenriver.edu/c.php?g=179914&p=8974008

Afterwards, given these infographics, trainees should answer these questions regarding their reliability of each graph/chart or infographic as a data source. 

Figure 1 
    

 Source: https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/evaluate/data

Figure 2

Source:  

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/spotlight/hus_spotlight_april2017.pdf