Project Overview: In this project we will use statistics as a lever for developing empathy. We will take a statistical look at the group of 24 students in our class generate a dataset that includes 10-15 quantitative attributes about our life. We will use that dataset to the measures of central tendency and variability and calculate if any variables are correlated. In the third phase of the project, we will be randomly assigned the data from another anonymous student in the class and compare their data to the class measures of central tendency. They will create “Empathy Lenses” that display a meaningful graph and a short first person narrative to describe the graphs and the person in a positive light.
Essential Questions: How do graphs, averages, and outliers tell a story of a group of people?
How can we see the world through another person’s eyes, using quantitative data analysis?
Essential Questions: How do graphs, averages, and outliers tell a story of a group of people?
How can we see the world through another person’s eyes, using quantitative data analysis?