Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Screen Resolution and Internet Browser Trends

Source
Which browser was the most popular in 2008?

Which browser was the most popular in 2012?

Of Internet Explorer users, what percentage are using version IE8? IE9? IE10?

Describe how screen resolutions changed between 2008 and 2012.


Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Digital Lives of American Moms

Source
Which social network is most popular among moms?

How many moms visited Facebook during March 2012?

What percentage of bloggers are moms?

Monday, May 14, 2012

Smartphone Users in China

Source
What percentage of Android users have 11-20 apps installed?

What percentage of iPhone users have >50 apps installed?

Are android or iPhone users more likely to use apps with ads?

If you had an ad and wanted to reach Android users, which type of app would be the most effective to target?


Sunday, May 13, 2012

Health Insurance Infographic

Source
What was the average annual health insurance premium cost per family in 2005? 2011?

What percentage of American were uninsured in 1999? 2010?

Which age group has the highest percentage of uninsured people?

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Quinoa Imports and Exports

Source

When were the imports of quinoa to the US highest?

During which year did Peru export the least quinoa?

During what part of the year is quinoa in season?


Friday, May 11, 2012

Mango Imports and Exports

Source
During which year(s) were Peru's mango exports the largest?

During which part of the year do you think mangoes are in season?

During which year did Peru have its lowest number of mango exports?




Thursday, May 10, 2012

U.S. Correctional Population

Source

How many Americans were on parole in 1993?

How many Americans were in prison or jail in 2005?

What was the total number of Americans in the correctional system in 1981? 2006?



Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Prisoners per Population

Source

How many prisoners per 100,000 population does Canada have?

How many prisoners per 100,000 population does South Africa have?

Which country has the greatest number of prisoners per 100,000 population?


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Inmates Race and Ethnicity

Source

Which race or ethnicity has the highest number of prisoners?

Which has the fewest?

What percentage of black men are in prison?

What percentage of white men?

If a person in this group was half hispanic and half black, which category would they have been included in?

Monday, May 7, 2012

Mexico's Drug War

Source
Which year had the most drug-related homicides?

Which year had the fewest journalists murdered?

Which Mexican state(s) had the most crime killings in 2010?

Which Mexican states(s) had the fewest crime killings in 2010?



Sunday, May 6, 2012

Total Incarcerated Population

Source

Use a graph or chart to represent some or all of the information in the table.


Saturday, May 5, 2012

Cannabis Arrests 1965-2009

Source

Which year had the lowest number of arrests?

Which year had the greatest number of arrests?

During which periods do you see the greatest changes?



Friday, May 4, 2012

Parole Revocation

Source

Use a graph or chart to represent some or all of the data in this table.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Incarcerated Americans 1920-2008

Source

Approximately how many Americans were incarcerated in 1940?

Approximately how many Americans were incarcerated in 2008?

During which years do you see dramatic changes in the number of incarcerated Americans?

Did events coincide with these changes?


Wednesday, May 2, 2012

American and EU Incarceration Rates

Source

What do the green bars on this graph represent?

What do the blue bars represent?

How do you think the blue bar for the United States might change if it included all offenders?


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Deer Vehicle Collisions

From news.medill.northwestern.edu

On this graph, which year appears to have had the greatest number of deer vehicle collisions?

Which year appears to have had the least?

Look carefully at the key explaining the red and yellow color on the graph. Why do you think reports of collisions went down?


Monday, April 30, 2012

Mexico's Top Import Sources

From Datamyne.com
What percentage of Mexico's exports are from the US?

Which country has the smallest section on tis chart?

At least what percentage of Mexico's imports are from Asia?



Sunday, April 29, 2012

Children with ASD on One or More Special Diets


From Iancommunity.org
How many children with ASD are on only one special diet?

How many children with ASD are on 3 special diets?

What is the total number of children with ASD who are on special diets?

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Size of NFL Football Players

From Businessinsider.com
How tall was the tallest NFL first round pick in 1966?

How much did the heaviest NFL first round pick weigh in 1966?

How tall was the tallest NFL first round pick in 2012?

How much did the heaviest NFL first round pick weigh in 2012?

What conclusion(s) do you draw from this chart?

Friday, April 27, 2012

Entertainment Traffic

From Gigaom.com
What percentage of North America's peak downstream traffic is real-time entertainment?

What percentage of Europe's peak downstream traffic is YouTube?

Which continent has the largest difference between its real-time entertainment and its YouTube traffic?

Which continent has the smallest difference?

In North America, are people using mobile devices more or less likely to watch YouTube than those using fixed devices?

Thursday, April 26, 2012

The Cost of Milk and Groceries

From Bloomberg.com
Compare the two graphs and describe any similarities and differences you see.

Between which two years was there the greatest change in grocery prices?

During which years was milk cheapest?