Find an Internet site where data are recorded. For the data found on the site, answers as many questions below as you can. Include a copy of the URL (link) in your report.

Question 1: Are the data numerical, alphabetic or alphanumerical?

The 5 W's (page 3, Sharpe): Finding the context for data. In a data table, usually the columns are variables and the rows are individual cases or examples. Answer the 5 Ws +H

1. Who collected this data? 2. What did it consist of? 3. When was it collected? 4. Where did it come from or where was it collected? 5. Why did they want to collect it? 6. How was it collected?

Put the following into a table:

Variable

Categorical or quantitative Units if quantitative Survey or Experiment? Time series or cross sectional?

Summary: How useful do you think this data is in terms of decision making