ACTIVITY: Project X - Three Close Reads for Data – Introduction

This activity introduces students to the Three Close Reads for Data tool by providing step-by-step instructions as they read the first Data Exploration on population.

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In this activity, you are introduced to the WHP Three Close Reads for Data tool, which will provide you with a method for unpacking the charts you will encounter in this course and identifying the various elements of data visualizations. Instead of simply accepting data visualizations as truth, you will learn to evaluate the quality of data and the ways that data can be manipulated in charts. This will help you throughout this course, as well as encourage you to be thoughtful and inquisitive when coming across visual representations of data in your everyday life.

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