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ACT and SAT Scores by State Map

The below map can be used to explore ACT scores by state from 2004-2015 for all 50 US states across all subscores, composite scores, as well as percentage of students tested in a given state. Similar data is available for SAT scores by state from 2011-2014. I will add more data as it becomes available. The plot is hoverable, zoomable, and scroll-able. You can also save any plot you create during your exploration as a .

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Casio Twitter Infographic

Use This Code to Share This Image On Your Site <p> <strong>Graphic courtesy of <a href='https://www.techpoweredmath.com'>Tech Powered Math</a>.</strong> </p> <p> <a href='https://www.techpoweredmath.com/casio-twitter-infographic/'><img src='https://www.techpoweredmath.com/img/casio-infographic.png' alt='Casio on Twitter' width='900px' border='0' /></a> </p> <p> </textarea><br /> </center> </p> <p> If you liked this post, be sure to check out my <a href="https://www.techpoweredmath.com/texas-instruments-twitter-infographic/">Texas Instruments Twitter infographic</a>. </p>

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Texas Instruments Twitter Infographic

Use This Code to Share This Image On Your Site <p> <strong>Graphic courtesy of <a href='https://www.techpoweredmath.com'>Tech Powered Math</a>.</strong> </p> <p> <a href='https://www.techpoweredmath.com/texas-instruments-twitter-infographic'><img src='https://www.techpoweredmath.com/img/ti-infographic.png' alt='Texas Instruments on Twitter' width='900px' border='0' /></a> </p> <p> </textarea><br /> </center> </p> <p> If you liked this post, check out my infographic of the <a href="https://www.techpoweredmath.com/casio-twitter-infographic/">Casio calculators Twitter feed</a>. </p>

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An Examination of Graphing Calculator Prices on Amazon

If you’re like me, you’ve noticed that prices on Amazon seem less stable than those in brick and mortar stores. There have been times I’ve visited Amazon for a specific product, noted the price, and when I checked back in two days later, the price had changed significantly. Check again a week later, and it’s different still. Until recently, this was just anecdotal for me. I wasn’t sure if what I thought was true was really true.

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From Classroom Culture to Corporate Culture

If you’ve followed Tech Powered Math over the last year, you’ve probably suspected this day was coming. I’ve been pretty open about the fact that I’ve been exploring career options for some time now, first via some career coaching and over the last 6+ months by retraining via taking online courses (re)learning how to code. A couple of weeks ago, I accepted a new position that will take my career in a very different direction.

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Responding to Good for TI…Bad for Kids and Stat

Over at R-Bloggers a few days ago day, I came across a post from Norm Matloff, professor of computer science at UC-Davis. The post, Good for TI, Good for Schools, Bad for Kids, Bad for Stat, had been reposted from his blog, the Mad (Data) Scientist. Throughout this post and the one that preceded it, Statistics: Losing Ground to CS, Image Among Students, Matloff made the case for R in the AP Statistics classroom.

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