{"id":2135,"date":"2023-07-20T07:39:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/?page_id=2135"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:36:29","slug":"backed-by-data-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/challenges\/high-school-challenges\/backed-by-data\/backed-by-data-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Backed by Data: Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n                  <p class=\"fancy-paragraph__text fancy-paragraph-left\">\n            Design a solution to your problem. <b>Research <\/b>and brainstorm possible solutions to the problem. Be creative and daring. Your first idea doesn\u2019t have to be perfect.\n          <\/p>\n                \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-image\">\n  <figure class=\"fancy-paragraph__image-container fancy-paragraph__image-landscape\">\n          <img \n        decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"fp-image wp-image-\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2023\/11\/BbD-Image1-300x166.jpg\"\n         alt=\"\"               >\n          <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"learn-more\">Learn More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Challenge Champion Alex Velez describes her background and pathway to becoming a data storyteller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Backed by Data Background Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qlXMmYAAMvI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"helpful-resources\">Helpful Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore these digital resources to learn more about the factors that can influence and guide the design of your product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Understand the Problem<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can we tell accurate and compelling stories using data?&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/online.hbs.edu\/blog\/post\/data-storytelling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard Business School: Business Insights &#8211; Data Storytelling:&nbsp; How to Effectively Tell a Story with Data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/edAf1jx1wh8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turning Bad Charts into Compelling Data Stories | Dominic Bohan | TEDxYouth@Singapore<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oaBrAOlEyRc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visualizing data leads to better local decisions | Stephen Sills | TEDxGreensboro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can we ensure that our stories are accurately representing the data?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use these resources to ensure that you are using quality data and that your data visualization does not misrepresent the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevenson.edu\/online\/about-us\/news\/how-to-identify-reliable-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Identify Reliable Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E91bGT9BjYk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Identify Misleading Representations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can we find the data we need to tell our story?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use these resources to find real-world data sets that you can use in your investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ncsu.edu\/teaching-and-learning-datasets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Datasets from North Carolina State University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.data.gov\/dataset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Sets from the U.S. Government<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/data.world\/datasets\/open-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Sets from Data.world<\/a> (requires users to sign-up for free access)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Ways scientists and entrepreneurs are currently addressing the problem<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can we tell compelling stories with data in a new way?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use these resources to explore how entrepreneurs, scientists, journalists, and story tellers are working to investigate popular narratives and tell compelling stories with data.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-storymaps\/gallery\/?rsource=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.esri.com%2Fen-us%2Farcgis%2Fproducts%2Farcgis-storymaps%2Fstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS StoryMaps Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pudding.cool\/2021\/03\/foundation-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bias in the Make-up Industry<\/a><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gapminder.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GAPMINDER<\/a>:&nbsp; Take the Quiz, Explore the Resources Tab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business Models<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/08\/Business-Model-Types.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Model Types<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"math-resource\">Math Resource<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the following resources to learn or review key mathematics concepts that are essential for building your solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Telling your Data Story document will help you focus your statistical investigation and tell compelling stories that are backed by data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/DPHS_CH6_PROTOTYPE_ART_Math-Resource-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telling Your Data Story<\/a> (click here for an editable <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/05\/DPHS_CH6_PROTOTYPE_ART_Math-Resource.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word Doc version<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"think-about-it\">Think About It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After reading through the helpful resources, what ideas do you have for your solution?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What problem will you solve with your business solution?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n             <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><div class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card\">\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n      \n\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/challenges\/high-school-challenges\/backed-by-data\/backed-by-data-launch\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1029\" height=\"575\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-1487\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2022\/07\/DPHS-Thumbnail-Files-01.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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