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+title: "Writing about Data"
+subtitle: "Stat 365: Statistical Communication"
+format: 
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+---
+
+## Monday, April 3rd^[Material for today's lecture is from [Amelia McNamara](https://www.amelia.mn/STAT336/)]
+
+Today we will...
+
++ Introduction to the course
+
++ Writing about data
+
++ Review Syllabus
+
++ Tips for success
+
+# Communicating about Data
+
+##
+
+ <br>
+
+### Data is a set of *variables* that capture various aspects of the world {style="text-align: center;"}
+
+<br>
+
+### It also contains *observations* over those variables {style="text-align: center;"}
+
+## 
+
+ <br>
+
+### Data can seem neutral, but it is always generated by humans {style="text-align: center;"}
+
+## \#privlagealert
+
+:::: columns
+::: column
+I am a
+
++ white
++ straight
++ cisgender
++ middle class
++ highly educated
++ American
+
+lady
+:::
+::: column
+I’m doing the best I can when I talk about issues of race, class, gender, and other sensitive topics. But you should *always* feel free to call me out (publicly or privately)
+:::
+::::
+
+## Sometimes data is collected intentionally
+
++ The Census
+
++ Pew Research surveys
+
++ Science!
+
++ ...and of course, many more
+
+## Sometimes data is collected for one reason and used for another
+
++ Health information about you at the doctor
+
++ Emails
+
++ Location information from social media posts
+
++ ...and more!
+
+## `r fontawesome::fa("brain")` Brainstorm!
+
+<br>
+
+### [Make a list of all the places you left “data exhaust” today/this week](https://www.mentimeter.com/app/presentation/almgfqk1j8au8j1yr9bk1doa6be8eeh7/7scywvud8ffw/edit) {style="text-align: center;"}
+
+## Main communication types in this class
+
+<br>
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("pencil")` Writing about data (words)
+
+<br>
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("chart-simple")` Visualizing data (pictures) 
+
+## Scientific writing
+
+:::: columns
+::: column
+![](images/science-article.JPG)
+:::
+::: column
+Chan, J. K., Trinder, J., Andrewes, H. E., Colrain, I. M., & Nicholas, C. L. (2013). The acute effects of alcohol on sleep architecture in late adolescence. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 37(10), 1720-1728.^[<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/acer.12141>]
+:::
+::::
+
+## Data journalism
+
+:::: columns
+::: column
+![](images/journal-article.JPG)
+:::
+::: column
+California Knew the Carr Wildfire Could Happen. It Failed to Prevent it.^[<https://www.propublica.org/article/california-carr-wildfire-failed-to-prevent-it>]
+
+Keith Schneider ProPublica December 18, 2018
+:::
+::::
+
+## (and also, data viz!)^[<https://projects.propublica.org/california-fire-weather/>]
+
+![](images/data-viz.JPG)
+
+## Goofy stuff
+
+:::: columns
+::: column
+![](images/goofy-stuff.JPG)
+:::
+::: column
+The Unlikely Odds of Making it Big on TikTok^[<https://pudding.cool/2022/07/tiktok-story/>]
+
+Matt Daniels, The Pudding July 2022
+:::
+::::
+
+## `r fontawesome::fa("brain")` Brainstorm!
+
+<br>
+
+### What other types of writing about data are there? {style="text-align: center;"}
+
+<br>
+
+### What distinctions can we draw inside the categories? {style="text-align: center;"}
+
+# [Syllabus](https://earobinson95.github.io/stat365-calpoly/00-course-info/stat365-syllabus-S2023.html)
+
+## `r fontawesome::fa("brain")` Brainstorm!
+
+<br>
+
+### [How would you describe your experience with writing?](https://www.mentimeter.com/app/presentation/almgfqk1j8au8j1yr9bk1doa6be8eeh7/n6ovkmsz5mr1/edit){style="text-align: center;"}
+
+## Tips for success
+
+<br>
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("book-open")` Voice Dream Reader App
+
+<br>
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("spell-check")` [Grammarly](https://www.grammarly.com/)
+
+<br>
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("calendar")` Keep track of important deadlines
+
+<br>
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("question")` Ask when clarification is needed
+
+<br>
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("pencil")` Be creative!
+
+## To do
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("file-signature")` **Grade contract** (Canvas Quiz Submission)
+
+  + Due Wednesday, 4/5 at 12pm
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("book")` **Read**
+
+  + Data is, or Data are?
+  + FiveThirtyEight: Data is vs Data are
+  + How to Lie with Statistics ch. 1  
+  + CwD ch 1. Reading science articles
+  + CwD ch. 10.3 Editing with others
+
+`r fontawesome::fa("eye")` **Review** final technical report project outline & instructions (start brainstorming!)
+