2. About the World Factbook
Produced by the CIA
Information is found using the Intelligence Cycle
The information comes from sources all around the world
The information found is important because it:
Can help someone to learn about different countries
Show how cultures differ
Educate people about the world on many levels from differing military
to what religions are popular in what areas
The information is updated on a weekly basis
3. Things I have learned
In studying and working with the World Factbook I have
learned:
The United States is the third largest country in terms of area with
9,826,675 square miles of land, Russia and Canada are the only larger
countries
Niger has the lowest median age of all the country at only 15.2
The United States has 13,513 airports which is the most in the world
European Union has the highest current account balance with
$351,900,000,000 ,the United States is last in the world with -
$460,600,000,000
4. My questions
How many students actually know about this resource?
This would be a great resource for students in many different
classes or even just curious people to use but I feel that most do
not know about it
How accurate is the information?
Some of the information says it is from 2012 or earlier so how
can we know if it is still a reliable number or not?
5. How to find out if most students know
about the resource
Hypothesis:
Null: Most students know about the resource but do not discuss
it in school
Alternate: Most students do not know this resource exists and it
is not utilized by many
Population of interest:
Students of all education levels
6. How to find out if most students know
about the resource
Sample participants:
To get participants a simple questionnaire could be given out
asking if they have heard of the World Factbook, know what it is,
and if they have used it before
Length of the experiment:
To get reliable data the questionnaire would be given online in
order to draw as many participants as possible and would only
run until the researcher had enough participants
