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What Data?

Last updated over 1 year ago
27 questions
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What type of data uses numbers and can answer questions like how much?

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What type of data includes descriptions and viewpoints?

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Click on the words that describe types of quantitative data.

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Click on the words that describe types of qualitative data.

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What type of data is gathered by someone else and commonly found through national agencies?

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What type of data is collected by you the researcher?

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What is an advantage of key informant interviews (hint: look under key considerations)

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What method uses small groups to gather information?

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What method uses a traditional approach to gathering community input through written, telephone, web based or in person surveys.

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What method uses an open discussion among a large group of participants

Go to the Find More Data Webpage.

https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/explore-health-rankings/data-beyond-the-rankings
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Scroll down the page to National Data Sources. How many sources are included?

Scroll back up to the State-Specific Data Sources. Click on Massachusetts. Click on Resources
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How many sources provide data broken down by demographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity?)

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How many sources provide data for sub-county geographic units (ex. cities, zip codes or school districts)?

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What is one piece of data you can learn about on this website?

Go to Explore Health Rankings at https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/

Enter Taunton High Schools Zip code of 02780
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How healthy is your county in Massachusetts?

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Is the county's health outcome and factor what you expected? Explain.

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Look at the county snapshot (the big table). Identify two measures where Bristol county seems to be performing well.

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Look at the county snapshot (the big table). Identify two measures where Bristol county has room to improve.

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Notice that different types of quantitative data are represented in the table. State a measure that uses percentage.

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Notice that different types of quantitative data are represented in the table. State a measure that uses ratio.

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Notice that different types of quantitative data are represented in the table. State a measure that uses means.

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Scroll to Children in Poverty under Social and Economic Factors.

What percentage of children live in poverty in Bristol County?

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If you click on Children in poverty you will be able to see the dat broken down by race/ethnicity. How does the Children in Poverty vary by race/ethnicity?

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Click on the methods and limitations. What is the data source for child poverty?

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What questions does your snapshot raise for you about what's impacting your community?

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Go back to the home button and type in Nantucket, MA. How healthy is Nantucket?

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Look at the county snapshot (the big table). Identify two measures where Nantucket seems to be performing well.