Exercise 1:
Please bring a copy of your graph to class on Thursday, February 18.
These two sites will have raw data that you can use:
http://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics
Or you can do a google search and essentially copy the material off another graph or several graphs. Simply photocopying the graph will not be enough. I want you to make or remake the graph yourself.
You can draw your graph or produce one easily using Excel or Google Sheets (please see a media tutor if you would like some help).
Please include a citation for your graph.
As you make choices about the graph, think about the primary message you want to convey through the graph. Why is this particular representation especially compelling? Why did you choose the particular style and format of graph? How does color or pattern change the effect?
“Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.”
― Edward R. Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information