Purpose: Analyze and classify data collected from a magazine
Skill: Data analysis with "real" materials
Number of people: One or small group working together. Another possibility: Gather more magazines and do a similar activity with more students
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MAGAZINE DATA
Data Management
Purpose: Analyze and classify data collected from a magazine Skill: Data analysis with "real" materials Number of people: One or small group working together. Another possibility: Gather more magazines and do a similar activity with more students |
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Directions:
1. Count the number of advertisements in the first twenty-five pages.
2. Think of ways to classify the ads.
- according to product type
- number of people in the ad
- size of ad
- another choice!
3. Record your findings in a graph format and get a friend to interpret the findings by looking at your graph.
4. If possible, compare your classification and graph with another friend who has also done this activity.
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