Practical Analytics
Chapter 1 | Exercise 1 | Edition 2
1.1
Answer Sheet / Data Exploration Using Publicly
Available Data
Nitin Kalé, University of Southern California
Nancy Jones, San Diego State University
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Question 1: What is the average travel time (commute) to work for individuals in your metro area?
Question 2: What is the median household income for individuals within your state?
Question 3: How does the median income in your state compare to other states? (Hint: Use a
chart or map.)
Question 4: What is the population of your state?
Question 5: Is the population in your state growing or shrinking? By how much?
Question 6: What percent of the population within your state is between the ages of 20 and 60?
The median household income for Texas is $73,035
The population in Texas is 30,503,301
The average time to travel to work in Texas is 26.6 minutes.
The median income in Texas versus Alabama is difference of $13,426. Texas median income is $73,035 where as Alabama is $59,609
The population in Texas is growing by nearly half a million 53.4% of the population in Texas is between the ages of 20 and 60
Jordan Hightower
