Date: 2024-07-27
Author: Nathan Pieplow
Source: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13N3z9bn83vjqcbLNCAmU5N3IrLzEJm3Z/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116941745404208628216&rtpof=true&sd=true
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Domain: Persuading with Data
Subdomain: Making Claims with Data
Type of Resource: Slides
Citation: Pieplow, Nathan. 'Getting Started with Data for Advocacy'. Data Advocacy 4 All, University of Colorado. 17 July 2024.
This slide deck introduces basic principles behind numerical argumentation. It demonstrates that single numbers are good for showing sizes, and two or more numbers are good for comparisons, but entire datasets are necessary to show patterns. It prepares students to recognize what is and isn't a dataset when they are searching for data online, briefly discusses ways to find data for advocacy, and briefly mentions U.S. privacy laws that govern data availability (HIPAA and FERPA). The slide deck with instructor notes could be used as a reading or an activity. It can take up to 45 minutes to present in class, depending on the amount of discussion.
Keywords: Data Privacy Laws, Finding Datasets, Numerical Argumentation, Data-driven Argument, Quantitative Rhetoric