Data Sets: Examples and Access for Civic Statistics

Sónia Teixeira (), Pedro Campos () and Anna Trostianitser ()
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Sónia Teixeira: LIAAD-INESC TEC and University of Porto
Pedro Campos: LIAAD-INESC TEC and University of Porto
Anna Trostianitser: The Institute of Information Processing and Decision Making (IIPDM) and University of Haifa

Chapter Chapter 6 in Statistics for Empowerment and Social Engagement, 2022, pp 127-151 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Citizens are more and more encouraged to participate in public policy decision processes and, therefore, critical questions regarding our lives are asked every day. Informed citizens need access to data, and knowledge in order to explore, understand, and reason about information of a multivariate nature; it is not obvious how to access such data, or how to work with them. Educators face the challenge of adopting new approaches, and grasping new opportunities in order to support the development of students into informed citizens as adults. Educators often do not have time to locate information sources; moreover, it is a challenge to exploit the possibilities of open data wisely. This chapter points to data sets we have found valuable in teaching Civic Statistics; data must be authentic, and reflect the complexities of data used to inform decision making about social issues (whose features are explained in Chap. 2 ). Topics include refugees, malnutrition, and climate change. We provide enough details so teachers can locate and employ these data sets, or similar ones, as part of regular instruction. Information is made accessible using the innovative tool CivicStatMap, developed to provide access to teaching materials, along with data and analysis tools, including tools to support data visualisation.

Keywords: Data sources; Data sets; Real data; Adult literacy; Migrants; Natural disasters; Climate change; Refugees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20748-8_6

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