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 * The "gems" are not often found lying on top of the ground in plain sight. You must DIG to find them! In the real world the word "Dig" is an analogy for thinking through a problem or issue or figuring something out so that you can make a decision based on your findings.

In this thing you will be dig to find data to analyze and organize. || 8th Grade Page 21 Things page What you need on your pages || Find out why the Superb Slushie Company is so successful. We need to know what colors are leading to their success. We want to view the data to as a picture.
 * =**Part 1: Superb Slushies!!**=

** Steps: **
Step 1

· Go to this interactive spinner to simulate the colors at the Superb Slushie Company.

Step 2 · Click the Change Spinner button · Delete the first box “purple” and change the word to “blue” · Add a new color at the bottom of the table (purple) · Click the up triangle so that it shows a 1 on the left · Choose dark purple on the right · Type “purple” into the table · Click the Apply button Step 3 · Click the Record Results button · Spin the spinner 20 times · Record the frequency (number of times an event occurs) of each color

Step 4
Transfer your results to a word processing document (word or gdocs.) To get an accurate Wordle, words must be inputted consistently (i.e. if you are going to capitalize each color make sure each one is capitalized) Example: (3 Blue, 2 Yellow, 1 Green, 3 Red, 4 Orange, 1 Purple) || __Blue Blue Blue__ ||
 * __Yellow Yellow__ ||
 * __G____reen__ ||
 * __Red Red Red__ ||
 * __Orange Orange Orange Orange__ ||
 * __Purple__ ||

Step 6 G o to @http://www.wordle.net/
· Click on Create · Paste your data into the box · Click Go   · You can edit your picture however you would like by using the toolbar Wordle provides, you can also click on Randomize · Take a secret image capture - save it as wordle or something other than capture Here is an example of what it may look like:

What you need do to on your Portfolio from this part:
 * create a new page called Thing 14: Dig the Data
 * Insert the screen capture of your wordle
 * Copy these questions under your wordle and answer them for a summary of your findings.
 * What color is the most important for the business to be successful?
 * How do you know this information by looking at your Wordle?
 * What color could we remove from our store because it does not make us as much money as the others?
 * When you finish use the tools you learned from digital images to create a logo for Superb Slushies.

Part 2

Using the spreadsheet software of your choice (excel, google docs, etc.) use the following data set to create two bar graphs based on a middle school girl’s yearly cell phone usage.

Susie's Cell Phone Usage


 * Paste a screenshot of both of your graphs
 * Write 4-5 sentences describing what conclusions can be drawn from the data about Susie Smith after viewing your bar graphs. What can you tell us about her cell phone habits? What is a logical explanation for the changes in her cell phone habits throughout the year?