Formative Paper: Data Analysis PaperThe KIDS COUNT online data center is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation to track the well-being of children in the United States. Data can be accessed by location or by topics such as demographics, economic well-being, education, family and community, health and safety, and risky behaviors. For this assignment you must:Go to the KIDS COUNT data center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://datacenter.kidscount.org/)Choose a data topicDemographicsEconomic Well-beingEducationFamily & CommunityHealthSafety & Risky BehaviorsChoose your location (Choose a minimum of 2 by state, territory or city)By StateBy territoryBy cityChoose your national indicatorsChoose a minimum of four years of dataGraph the data three ways (Include the two locations (state, territory or city in one graph)LinePieBarWriting the Formative PaperThe Formative Paper must:Be a minimum of three to four pages (Excluding the title and reference pages and charts and graphs) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Include a minimum of three scholarly references published within the past three years, excluding your textbook.Include a title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedBegin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.Address the topic of the paper with critical thought.Include a description of the data found, and the data source. (Summarize the data found, and how it was collected and eventually made available to the data center.)Include your three graphs and analyze which graph is most appropriate for the data and state why.Describe any trends found in the data.Include a minimum of three reasons why the data is similar or different from the two locations or over time.Summarize three articles from a scholarly source (excluding your textbook) that discuss the data you selected.Include a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.Include all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Full page graphs are not counted as part of the three to four page minimum.

Unit 2 Phase 1 Submission: Motherboard, CPU, RAM, & Operating SystemThe requirements of phase 1 are as follows:Determine what you would like the computer to be used for (general office work, heavy gaming, Internet surfing, etc.). Also determine which operating system will be installed (be specific; rather than saying “Windows 8” indicate whether it is the home premium version or the professional version and whether it is 32 bit or 64 bit. Indicate price and source of the operating system.Select a relatively modern CPU (something made in the past two years) made by either Intel or AMD. Make this selection based on characteristics about the CPU that you believe make it suitable for the intended use of the computer. Also, base your decision on information in the text, discussions in class, and your own individual research. Be sure to completely identify the CPU, where you would likely buy it, the price, and list the major specifications of that CPU (core speed, bus speed, amount of L1/L2/L3 cache, number of cores, etc.)Select a motherboard that will support your chosen CPU. You may want to find a motherboard that has onboard video but also has an expansion slot to allow for future upgrade of the graphics capability of the computer. Be sure to indicate how you determined that this motherboard is compatible with your chosen CPU. Further, consider the input/output ports and expansion slots. As with the CPU, indicate where you would buy your motherboard, its cost, and specifications.Select appropriate RAM for your chosen motherboard and CPU combination. Be sure that you meet or exceed the amount of memory needed for the chosen operating system and the intended use of the computer. Take into account whether the motherboard you chose supports dual-channel memory in determining whether you would buy 1 or 2 DIMMs. As with the other components, indicate where you would buy your RAM, its cost, and specifications.List references used. References should relate to decision making articles and texts, not just websites where you would purchase the product. All references must be in APA format.