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\u200bWhen considering online communication, internet researchers have pointed out various types: interpersonal, intrapersonal, group, non-verbal, etc. In a graduate course focused on online communication (COMM 7551, The Internet and Communication<\/em>, Spring 2021), I expose the students to these various types of communication. However, I have added one important type of communication rarely discussed: quantitative communication<\/em>. To address and practice quantitative communication, I created a simple assignment based on the Tableau software.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Project Description Continued” _builder_version=”4.8.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n First, a brief explanation of what I mean by quantitative communication. Quantitative communication refers to communication which is based on the numerical or visual representation of numbers\/data. In this type of communication, attention needs to be paid to clarity, meaning, and simplicity because most people are not numerical thinkers, but visual, semantic or verbal thinkers (see, for example, Fedorenko & Varley, 2016). When considering creating effective quantitative communication, one should deliberate on their choices of graph, color, descriptions, etc. (see the work of Stephen Few<\/a>). As readers of quantitative communication, we need to be aware of what the data means and where it\u2019s coming from.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To practice these skills, I created the following assignment: An introduction to Tableau. Students need to create an account in Tableau, and then explore the software using the free data sets. Specifically, they need to understand and define one indicator (with the help of a data dictionary), and then answer a pre-determine question using charts made in Tableau. The assignment is worth 15% of their final grade.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The outcomes of this assignment are:<\/p>\n With these outcomes, I hope to establish in our students a sense for what is quantitative communication and how it relates to data and digital media, and prepare them to become better readers of data.<\/p>\n References<\/u><\/p>\n\n