Question 1

Coding data in a database allows you to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Break the data into subsets without losing the thread of the groupings 
B)  Disguise the data in case police subpoena it 
C)  Keep the data relevant to your investigation 
D)  Make your data understandable for your readers 
A)  Break the data into subsets without losing the thread of the groupings 
B)  Disguise the data in case police subpoena it 
C)  Keep the data relevant to your investigation 
D)  Make your data understandable for your readers A

Question 2

How can a blank form help you find data?

Accepted Answer

The information it asks for tells you the information the government collects.

Question 3

The New York Times was criticized for a story about marriage statistics because of what type of problem with its analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The data included women who lived outside the United States. 
B)  The data included women in same-sex marriages. 
C)  The data included women as young as 15. 
D)  The data included transgender women. 
A)  The data included women who lived outside the United States. 
B)  The data included women in same-sex marriages. 
C)  The data included women as young as 15. 
D)  The data included transgender women. C

Question 4

Per capita is a Latin term that means any action taken by a central government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why is it helpful to interview the people who normally use particular data?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

How can numbers make a story stand out?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

If you build a database to compare information, you should put only one type of information in each column.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The San Diego Union-Tribune's story on college bowl games analyzed which of the following data"

Accepted Answer

A)  How the bowl system designated winners and losers 
B)  Illegal payouts from the college bowl to participating schools 
C)  Improper payments from participating colleges to the bowl officials 
D)  Salaries of bowl officials 
A)  How the bowl system designated winners and losers 
B)  Illegal payouts from the college bowl to participating schools 
C)  Improper payments from participating colleges to the bowl officials 
D)  Salaries of bowl officials

Question 9

The mode represents how frequent a piece of data appears in your dataset.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why is it useful to interview the people who maintain the data?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is it useful to interview the...

Question 11

What is the difference between the median and an average?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

If data is stored in a format that you can't work with, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

The answer of If data is stored in a format...

Question 13

An aggregate is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  An irritating discrepancy 
B)  The sum total 
C)  Some of the data 
D)  A piece of the whole 
A)  An irritating discrepancy 
B)  The sum total 
C)  Some of the data 
D)  A piece of the whole

Question 14

What can the mode show?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What can the mode show?...

Question 15

You should code your data when you __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Have a database that will likely stay a manageable size 
B)  Need to translate difficult terminology 
C)  Have a database that will grow in size 
D)  Seek to identify many different religious groups. 
A)  Have a database that will likely stay a manageable size 
B)  Need to translate difficult terminology 
C)  Have a database that will grow in size 
D)  Seek to identify many different religious groups.

Question 16

New York University students proved that the university has more crime than school officials willing to admit by using data they got from the office of the New York State Attorney General.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why is it sometimes important to build your own database from data you collect?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

How can data mislead?

Accepted Answer

It can make a proble

Question 19

Social security numbers are an example of a unique identifier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How can data help convince skeptical readers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How can data help convince skeptical readers?...

Coding data in a database allows you to do which of the following?

How can a blank form help you find data?

The New York Times was criticized for a story about marriage statistics because of what type of problem with its analysis?

Per capita is a Latin term that means any action taken by a central government.

Why is it helpful to interview the people who normally use particular data?

How can numbers make a story stand out?

If you build a database to compare information, you should put only one type of information in each column.

The San Diego Union-Tribune's story on college bowl games analyzed which of the following data"

The mode represents how frequent a piece of data appears in your dataset.

Why is it useful to interview the people who maintain the data?

What is the difference between the median and an average?

If data is stored in a format that you can't work with, what should you do?

An aggregate is which of the following?

What can the mode show?

You should code your data when you __________.

New York University students proved that the university has more crime than school officials willing to admit by using data they got from the office of the New York State Attorney General.

Why is it sometimes important to build your own database from data you collect?

How can data mislead?

Social security numbers are an example of a unique identifier.

How can data help convince skeptical readers?

What Is Investigative Reporting

Finding the Story

Setting up the Investigation

Finding Human Sources

Documenting the Investigation

Public Records

The Interview Process

Finding and Using Data

Analyzing a Big Story

Writing the Story

Legal and Ethical Considerations

Bulletproofing the Investigation

Pitching the Story

Filters

Exam 9: Building Your Own Database

Coding data in a database allows you to do which of the following?

How can a blank form help you find data?

The New York Times was criticized for a story about marriage statistics because of what type of problem with its analysis?

Per capita is a Latin term that means any action taken by a central government.

Why is it helpful to interview the people who normally use particular data?

How can numbers make a story stand out?

If you build a database to compare information, you should put only one type of information in each column.

The San Diego Union-Tribune's story on college bowl games analyzed which of the following data"

The mode represents how frequent a piece of data appears in your dataset.

Why is it useful to interview the people who maintain the data?

What is the difference between the median and an average?

If data is stored in a format that you can't work with, what should you do?

An aggregate is which of the following?

What can the mode show?

You should code your data when you __________.

New York University students proved that the university has more crime than school officials willing to admit by using data they got from the office of the New York State Attorney General.

Why is it sometimes important to build your own database from data you collect?

How can data mislead?

Social security numbers are an example of a unique identifier.

How can data help convince skeptical readers?

What Is Investigative Reporting

Finding the Story

Setting up the Investigation

Finding Human Sources

Documenting the Investigation

Public Records

The Interview Process

Finding and Using Data

Analyzing a Big Story

Writing the Story

Legal and Ethical Considerations

Bulletproofing the Investigation

Pitching the Story

Filters