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Running with the Numbers.
- Source :
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Communication: Journalism Education Today . Spr 2001 34(3):3-12. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Notes professional journalists know they cannot be efficient news reporters without being able to do basic math. Describes five kinds of calculations journalists use, kinds of stories calculations appear in, and how to work with them. Discusses questions to ask about the reliability of data. Offers exercises dealing with mean and median, percent and per capita, and reading graphs and charts. (SR)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0010-3535
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Communication: Journalism Education Today
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- EJ622781
- Document Type :
- Guides - Classroom - Teacher<br />Journal Articles