PART I: Projects
1. For a school project, you are studying the history of immigration in the urban areas of the U.S. You used census data to learn that in the years 1980 through 1990, immigration in urban U.S. areas grew. The following tables list urban areas in the United States that grew the most and the origin of immigrants. Use this data to illustrate immigration distribution in each of these urban areas. Open a new workbook and save it as Immigration.xlsx
Los Angeles area
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Mexico
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866,088
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El Salvador
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169,077
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Philippines
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114,123
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Vietnam
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91,442
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Korea
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91,385
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San Francisco area
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Mexico
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113,919
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Philippines
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81,575
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China
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56,837
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Vietnam
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56,803
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El Salvador
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26,093
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New York City area
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Dominican Republic
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145,153
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China
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74,959
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Jamaica
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74,168
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Colombia
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66,685
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Korea
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58,456
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· Enter the data shown in the tables above.
· Create two charts for each urban area that show the immigration distribution.
· Change the color of a data series in at least one of the charts.
· Resize and move the charts for an attractive presentation.
· Preview your work so you will know what the printed charts will look like.
· Enter your name in a cell and save your work.
2. As the head of the multicultural task force for your school, you are leading a campaign to keep the school community informed of the cultures represented at your school. To illustrate the school's population, you have decided to create charts of the demographic background of the student body. Utilize the demographic data that appears below.
Ethnicity
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Native American
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15725
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Afro-American
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12457
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White
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22998
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Asian
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16255
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Age
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Under 15
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15
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16-20
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7921
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21-30
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17325
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31-40
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12555
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41-50
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10235
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Course Popularity
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English
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14525
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Computers
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28955
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Fine Arts
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9695
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Science
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12544
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Open a new workbook and save it as School Statistics.xlsx in the drive and folder where your Data Files are stored.
· Enter demographic data that appears above.
· Create charts that show the following: ethnic origin of students, age distribution of students, and most popular courses (by attendance figures, if possible).
· Preview your work so you will know what the printed charts will look like.
· Enter your name in a cell and save your work.
PART II: Essay
Directions: Write an essay that summarizes be at least 2 pages in length, utilize APA style, and include a cover page and a bibliography.
Your summary must include all of the following topics:
· Plan a chart
· Create a chart
· Move and resize a chart
· Change the chart design
· Change the chart layout