"Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four"
This short video by Hans Rosling rocks! Statistics can be dull, cumbersome, and complex, but he succeeds in making them interesting, relatively simple, and relevant. Indeed, he infuses a large dosage of hope regarding the future of our world with his concluding remarks.
Information literacy involves knowing when you need information, knowing how to access it, and applying the information ethically and effectively. Sometimes we need statistics. Each country gathers demographic data differently. In a recent trip to Canada I learned that Canadian statistics can be aggravating to find and interpret. In fact, one individual lamented that some of the census data did not continue from one iteration to another. They changed the questions, so graduate students looking for longitudinal information in a particular area could not be extracted.
My sense is that U.S. statistics may include some of these same frustrating flaws as far as research goes. In case you may be interested in finding U.S. statistics, take a look at our resource page. Find links to the Census Bureau, FedStats, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics includes the Occupational Outlook Handbook and a site with career information for high school students. I have always like the Statistical Abstract of the United States when looking for quick statistics.
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