Deb Roy - The Birth of a Word

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Answer the following questions using Complete Sentences:

Your Name(s) *

Inside Deb Roy's Data Collection House:

Describe how researcher Deb Roy transformed his house into a data collection system:

What sort of data was Deb Roy collecting, and WHY?

What sort of data was Deb Roy PRIMARILY analyzing?

Describe one thing that Deb Roy's data reveals about how new words are learned:

(There are several things revealed - just describe one.)

Television and Online Data Analysis

Describe how people willingly post data about themselves and their consumption preferences:

(Think about your own online activity also.)

Describe how this type of self-posted data might be used by advertisers:

Short Answer Questions:

Respond to the following prompts using at least three sentences each:

Short Answer Question 1

Based on today's video, will your behavior change at all? Why or why not? Should companies be allowed to use data that you willingly supply on Facebook and Twitter? Why or why not? What is the worst thing that can happen by analyzing this sort of data? Explain.

Short Answer Question 2

Today we learned about the work of Data Analyst, Deb Roy. What makes this analyst successful? What skills does he possess? Why do you think data analysis is a lucrative field - even during our current economic recession? Would you like to work in this field? Why or why not?

Exit Ticket: Resist Over-Consumption

What is the purpose of the four images below? What do they have in common? What feeling is the viewer of these images supposed to feel or do? Explain how these images are "anti-ads."

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