Description
Being able to access basic, descriptive, quantitative data sources are key components of most social science research, even if you do qualitative work. Luckily, many organizations not only collect this data but make much of it publicly available. This exercise has you work some to see major sources that form a useful basis for your own work by engaging with the information that is presented to better ascertain what is available.
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Lecture Exercise 5: The Realities of Data
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Lecture Exercise 5
Part 1: The US Census (https://www.census.gov/)
1. Beginning on the front page, you can find the following two items.
What is the current population of the United States? ___329,595,168_____
what is the current population of the world? ____7,596,702,636____
2. Now click anywhere in that box and it will take you to the Population Clock page. It defaults to
the world. Select “United States.” Scroll down a bit until you see a section that says “Most
Populous” and lists the 10 most populous states.
I.
II.
California
Texas
III.
Florida
IV.
New York
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Georgia
North Carolina
Michigan
3. What was the population of California in 2018? ___39,557,045___
4. What does “population per square mile” mean...