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8.02 Demographic Aspects of Surnames
Respond to the following questions by writing complete sentences.
1. What are the six major sections of the document?
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2. The first sentence in the Introduction (page 1) reads as follows: “The data for this project were taken from records from the 2000 decennial census of population.” Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word “decennial,” then check your definition in Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary and Thesaurus or The Oxford English Dictionary.
3. The first sentence in the Introduction (page 1) reads as follows: “The data for this project were taken from records from the 2000 decennial census of population.” Use context clues to determine whether the noun “data” is singular or plural and provide a reason for your response.
4. According to the information in section 3.2 “How many names are there?” (page 3), what is the most common last name that was reported?
5. Examine the data in section 3.2, Table 2 (page 5) to determine the most frequently occurring name for the Asian/Pacific Islander (API) group.
6. Examine the data in section 3.2, Table 2 (page 5) to determine the most frequently occurring name for the Black group.
7. According to the information in section 4.1 “Turning names into data” (page 6), from where do the names in the census report come?
8. Use context clues in section 4.1 “Turning names into data” (page 6), to explain what a “decision rule” is.
9. Read the information in section 4.2 “Definition of a name” (page 7) and
summarize the criteria the US Census Bureau used to determine the validity of a name.
10. Based on your understanding of the ways in which American society has changed over the last 100 years, describe how you think census data would have been different in the year 1900 from the data you have reviewed in the 2000 report. You may cite textual evidence from the articles you have read in this lesson. Make sure to answer in one well-written paragraph.
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