Skill After using this module, students will gain skills in:
Using software to access and analyze census data
Learning how to construct, read, and interpret bivariate tables displaying frequencies and percentages
Using real world data to enhance and support key course concepts
This exercise is designed for an advanced sociology class and focuses on education and occupation among different race/ethnicity groups in specified states.
In this module, students will explore trends in education and occupational attainment among minority groups.
This activity uses a customized data set made from the 1990 Census and guides students through data manipulation using WebCHIP software found at DataCounts!. To open WebCHIP with the dataset for the activity, please see instructions and links in the exercise documents under teaching materials. For more information on how to use WebCHIP, see the How To section on DataCounts!