Communicating Quantitative Information

1. Communicating Quantitative Information Behavior? Retirement exercise. Colbert bump. Artists. Homework: Proposal. Presentation

2. Behavior vs Knowledge False or at best incomplete dichotomy • Also, especially, school/courses for acquiring abilities • skills • analysis • calculation • communication • sharing & learning from others • habits of mind • skepticism • professionalism • discovery • curiosity

3. Activities • exercise • practice • demonstrate • share • participate • authentic learning

4. Retirement exercise • What are the first questions to ask? • What are the various sources? • What are assumptions made?

5. Data • Where / how does data come from? • sources • methodology • Note: sampling methodology can be okay • Sometimes experiments not possible • Double blind not possible for smoking • Data may need to be constructed…

6. Colbert Bump • Claim made by Stephen Colbert (in character) that going on his show provides a significant benefit to political candidates, entertainers, etc. • How to test? • what is a bump? how general? • Colbert selection / self selection • Responses • http://jhfowler.ucsd.edu/colbert_bump.pdf • others

7. Construct matches match at specific point in time (close to appearance) people who went on the show with people who did not • party • incumbency • donations

9. Discussion • Enjoyable article—read it! • Another D: data!

10. Presentation • Remember instructions! • proofread and polish • standard format for references • 1 pager OR 1000 word (3 page + diagram(s)) • Remember D's • definition • denominator • dimension • distribution • difference • dichotomy • data