Most recent public comments by EFRA DİDEM KORKUT https://nowcomment.com/users/115140 https://nowcomment.com/documents/299205?scroll_to=2665122 https://nowcomment.com/documents/299205?scroll_to=2665122 When I looked at the videos, I learned how useful Gapminder actually is. While Hans Rosling provides information about the world population in the videos, he also introduces the Gapminder tool, thanks to this tool, we can see that the data has changed over the years. In addition, most of the data can be presented to us immediately, and this data can make people's lives much easier. That's why I found this tool very useful from an educational point of view. (I also liked the narration style in the videos, it was very interesting that it was colorful Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:13:07 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/299205?scroll_to=2665088 https://nowcomment.com/documents/299205?scroll_to=2665088 I think the different kinds of representation of data sends the message to people that they are different from each other, so people think of it all separately and visualize it all separately in their head. This makes it easier to remember. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:05:12 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/299205?scroll_to=2665087 https://nowcomment.com/documents/299205?scroll_to=2665087 I agree with you, for most people statistics make our life easier, even though they don't make sense. As you said, sharing information about crimes in San Francisco and the date, time and neighborhood of the crime has guided people in many ways and allowed them to protect themselves. Unfortunately, statistics is not a well-known concept in our country, I think it is necessary to conduct more comprehensive teaching in this field. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:02:52 -0500