Civic Engagement Workbook for Statistics
Media Report Project
Welcome! You are involved in
a project organized between Center
for Small Towns staff and University
of Minnesota, Morris faculty in the Statistics
Department. Two courses, Statistics 1601: Introduction to Statistics
and Statistics 2601: Statistical Methods, are now integrated with a civic
engagement component that allows for the survey, analysis, research
and reporting of rural statistical indicators. As a member of these introductory
courses, you will be involved in the compilation of variables, the analysis
of rural indicators, and the creation of a data book for people working in communities
and counties across West Central Minnesota.
General Background Information about the Civic Engagement Project (pdf)
Data Sources:
Minnesota Datanet US Census Bureau Minnesota Demographic Center U.S. Census City and County Quickfacts Minnesota Department of Health Map of Metro and Non-Metro Counties in jpg
The TEMPLATE to insert your project into.
Possible Data Sources (pdf)
Steps to make an Excel chart (pdf)
Chart pointers for those familiar with Excel (pdf)
Some general Tips and Tricks (pdf)
Peer Review Worksheet (pdf)The old workbook is here.