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Activity 1 - Locating Data

This is an individual activity, and it will be the first step to visualizing data on your website. The purpose of this activity is to get used to finding data that will meet your needs. We will discuss the data you find to be sure that you'll be able to use it for your intended purposes. Visit one of the sources in the "Data and Statistics" tab on the course guide and use the resource to find a dataset that relates to your Healthy People topic. The dataset may be provided as a spreadsheet or a detailed table broken up into categories. If you find a chart with information you would like to display, be sure to find the original source of the data used in the chart (usually cited). Then go to and cite the actual dataset from which the charts were created.

Example and Expectations: For example, if you are interested in reporting racial disparities of diabetes prevalence in Texas, you may want to use the dataset titled "Current Diabetes Prevalence Among Adults by Demographic Characteristics, Risk Factors, Other Conditions, and Place of Residence, Texas, 2013" from the Texas Department of State Health Services (will download to your computer). This dataset shows the number and percentage of people with and without diabetes broken down by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and other subgroups. So, as an example, I could make a chart showing the differences between diabetes rates across education levels using some of the data from this dataset. Submit the following:

1. APA Reference: Create a reference to the dataset using the following format: Author. (Date). Title. Retrieved from URL Make sure the URL works and links to the dataset!

2. Description: Write a description of 150 words about the dataset, what variables are included, how the information was collected, and how you plan to use the dataset in your website. For example, "I plan to make a bar chart comparing the rates of diabetes for each racial/ethnic group in Texas."

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016, February). Natality public-use data 2007-2014. Retrieved from http://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-current.html

2. Example 2: Article Reference. Use this format if the dataset was from a report or article. For this article, you can find the dataset as an attachment just before the references. Morgan, A. S., Dale, H. B., Lee, W. E., & Edwards, P. J. (2010). Deaths of cyclists in London: trends from 1992 to 2006. BMC Public Health, 10, 699. http://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-699

Submission Information: Please submit by 23:59 (CT) on Sunday. It will be useful to consult with your group members to submit various datasets to be reviewed.

Grading: See the rubric below for grading criteria.

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Dataset Structure 7 (20%) Dataset is either a detailed table or query system from which more than 3 variables exist.

0 (0%) 4.9 (14%) Dataset is either a small table (2-3 variables) or a chart.

4.2 (12%) Data is not structured, rather it is the presence of statistics or reporting numbers within a report, website, or article.

0 (0%) No data is present.

Description of Dataset 12.25 (35%) The source of the data (how it's collected and by whom) is provided along with how often and how current. The information accurately describes the data.

9.8 (28%) The source of the data (how it's collected and by whom) is provided However, it is missing one of the following: how often and how current, or the information is not quite accurately described.

8.58 (24.5%) The source of the data (how it's collected and by whom) is provided, but (1) It missing the following: how often and how current OR The information provided about the dataset is largely inaccurate or misleading.

7.35 (21%) 3 of the following details about the dataset are missing: how it's collected, who collects it, how often it is collected, and by whom.

0 (0%) No information or very little information is provided about the dataset.

Description of Chart Planned 12.25 (35%) The planned chart's description details what exactly will be displayed (2+ measurable variables), is appropriate for the website topic, and can be made by the data in the data table(s).

9.8 (28%) The planned chart's description vaguely portrays what will be displayed, is appropriate for the website topic, and can be made by the data in the data table(s).

8.58 (24.5%) The planned chart's description portrays what will be displayed. However, the chart described does not match the topic of the website.

7.35 (21%) The planned chart described cannot be made by the data in the data table(s).

0 (0%) There is no description of the chart planned for the data.

APA Reference 3.5 (10%) The APA reference to the dataset meets the stated criteria.

3.15 (9%) The APA reference to the dataset meets the stated criteria, with one error.

2.8 (8%) The APA reference to the dataset meets the stated criteria, with two errors.

2.45 (7%) The APA reference to the dataset meets the stated criteria, with four errors.

0 (0%) The APA reference has more than four errors, the reference is missing, or the reference is in another citation style.

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