I apologize in advance if you are pandemiced out. It is just that my brain won't stop seeing stats examples in information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For instance, researchers are looking back at the 1918 Flu Pandemic in order to forecast how social distancing (or lack thereof) will affect mortality rates now. And these patterns, as illustrated by National Geographic, demonstrate different data distribution shapes. The data comes from a reputable source, is scaled to deaths per 100,000 as to allow for comparison, and the distributions are related to very important data.
Other lessons your students can learn from this data: This is what good scicomm looks like. Also, sometimes a good data visualization is better than an accurate-yet-filled-with-jargon version of the same information.
For instance, much has been shared about NYC vs St. Louis in terms of timing of quarantine. Here is the comparison yet again, but in an easier-to-follow description:
There is a ton of information here. The tan blocks on each graph illustrate the time when social distancing was enforced. Note that some cities had the flu come back after social distancing ceased and then had to reinforce social distancing.
For instance, researchers are looking back at the 1918 Flu Pandemic in order to forecast how social distancing (or lack thereof) will affect mortality rates now. And these patterns, as illustrated by National Geographic, demonstrate different data distribution shapes. The data comes from a reputable source, is scaled to deaths per 100,000 as to allow for comparison, and the distributions are related to very important data.
Other lessons your students can learn from this data: This is what good scicomm looks like. Also, sometimes a good data visualization is better than an accurate-yet-filled-with-jargon version of the same information.
For instance, much has been shared about NYC vs St. Louis in terms of timing of quarantine. Here is the comparison yet again, but in an easier-to-follow description:
There is a ton of information here. The tan blocks on each graph illustrate the time when social distancing was enforced. Note that some cities had the flu come back after social distancing ceased and then had to reinforce social distancing.
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