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 * Introduction**

Diversity Demographics



Welcome! You will be using your knowledge of proportions and percentages to make some discoveries about our community. Demographics are the way that cities and countries measure the different populations of ethnicities, genders, and age groups, among others, in a given region. Ideally, universities would have proportional demographics to their cities. You will explore if this is the case in San Diego.

 **The Task**

With a partner, compare the demographics of San Diego and the demographics of graduates from UC San Diego to find out if the two sets of data are proportional. Calculate estimates about the demographics that should be found at UCSD based on the demographics of San Diego. Analyze the similarities and differences that you find between your predictions and the real statistics of the distribution of students at UCSD.

 **The Process**


 * 1) Click [|here] to review percents and proportions. Read as much as you need to refresh your memory on these concepts, then answer the questions at the bottom of the page until you get them all correct. When you do, move on to the next step.
 * 2) Look up the distribution of different ethnicities in San Diego (what percent of the total population is made up of each ethnicity)
 * 3) Based on your findings, calculate estimates about what percentage of the students at UCSD is made up of each ethnicity
 * 4) Look up the actual percentages of students at UCSD that make up each ethnicity
 * 5) Compare your predictions with the actual data
 * 6) Download the GoogleDoc linked below and fill in the chart with your data
 * 7) Read Articles 1 and 2 and takes notes on your findings
 * 8) Analyze your findings
 * 9) What math did you use to find this information
 * 10) Were you surprised by your comparisons
 * 11) What shocked you the most about what you found?
 * 12) Why do you think these differences exist?
 * 13) What could you do to change this reality?
 * 14) What questions do you have about what you found?
 * 15) Make a PowerPoint presentation with the following information
 * 16) Your data presented in a chart/graph
 * 17) Your answers to each question from step 5
 * 18) Include pictures and other visuals that make your powerpoint interesting

Resources
 * [|Demographics of San Diego]
 * [|Demographics of UCSD]
 * [|(GoogleDoc)]
 * [|Article 1]
 * [|Article 2]

 **Evaluation**

[|Rubric]

Your project will be evaluated on
 * Having all required components
 * Having a clear and helpful excel sheet
 * Having a clear and interesting PowerPoint presentation
 * Having good analysis of the data you find

 **Conclusion**

After doing this project, you will know how to apply data to make predictions about real world situations. You will be able to apply your knowledge of proportions and percentages to make these predictions. You will be able to analyze your data based on your findings in your research

 **Credits & References**

Anek Rang, Ek Sang (June 25, 2011) Unity in Diversity... Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanjay_kumar/2349543534/