Keeping It Real: Teach ACRL Information Literacy Frames with FRED® Data
Learn about inflation-adjusted measures and graphing.
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Reading Q&A
0-15 min
FRED Q & A: The Cost of the Great Inflation
OVERVIEW
With this brief reading assignment, students build data interpretation skills to evaluate how an attempt to control inflation in the 1970's led to more and deeper recessions.
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FRED Q & A: Do Imports Subtract from GDP?
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READING Q&A
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FRED Q & A: Inflation Around the World
Compare inflation trends from different countries.
READING Q&A
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FRED Q & A: Comparing the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index
Introduce the difference between two common price indices used to measure the health of the economy.
READING Q&A
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FRED Q & A: The Mosaic of U.S. Unemployment
Using maps, analyze how unemployment rates varied across the U.S. during the Great Recession.
READING Q&A
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FRED Q & A: What is Unemployment?
Visually analyze the difference between six different unemployment rates.
