This month we are highlighting the learning module, Studying Economic Inequality Using WebCHIP by Sierra Arnold..
This learning module is designed to help students understand and analyze the concept of economic inequality using real-world data.
This learning module is designed to help students understand and analyze the concept of economic inequality using real-world data. It will guide learners through the process of accessing and analyzing datasets related to income distribution, wealth gaps, poverty rates, and more using WebCHIP, a data analysis tool provided by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDA).
Author(s) – Sierra Arnold
Learning Goals
Goals: By the end of this module, students should be able to:
1. Define key terms related to economic inequality (e.g., income inequality, wealth gap, poverty).
2. Use WebCHIP to access and analyze data on economic inequality.
3. Interpret economic inequality metrics, such as income percentiles and poverty rates
4. Examine the impact of variables like education, race, and gender on economic inequality
5. Visualize and communicate findings using charts and graphs created in WebCHIP.