Lab 1 info, Texas
I didn’t know what to expect from this class but i can definitely say not this! Its turning out to be a lot cooler then i expected, and we are using applications i’ve never used before. I am also learning how to blog which is something i’ve wondered about but never got into for a while now. I am also curious to see how the rest of this class turns out as well as this project when it’s finished.
Lab 1 Info
I didn’t find it hard finding the web site but I did have trouble finding information inside the site. It gave my feature population estimates and years between 2000 and 2010, but I didn’t see any historical census information beyond that. I believe this site would be good for searching other areas such as state unemployment or ethnic breakdown. I also noticed many links to the site which was helpful because from there I stumbled across some very useful data! So on a scale of one to ten I would label this site a 6 because it looks distinctive but kind of complicated to get for first time users, but most importantly it pointed me in the right direction.
I found Google so much easier and more efficient to use. It took me right where I needed to go and also gave me many more alternatives then yahoo offered. All I had to do was type in keyword searches and the results were amazing. If I had to rate Google compared to yahoo I would give it a nine, because it’s very user friendly to first time users as a search engine. It also took me inside likes instead of just sending me to just the home page of the site. I was very impressed by Google and its helpful nature in helping me find the date I needed easier and more covenant.
| Harris County Population | ||
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1900 |
44,633 |
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1910 |
78,800 |
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1920 |
138,276 |
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1930 |
292,352 |
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1940 |
384,514 |
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1950 |
596,163 |
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1960 |
938,219 |
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1970 |
1,232,802 |
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1980 |
1,594,086 |
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1990 |
1,637,859 |
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2000 |
3,400,578 |
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2001 |
3,413,931 |
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2002 |
3,558,978 |
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2003 |
3,616,850 |
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2004 |
3,672,691 |
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2005 |
3,735,075 |
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2006 |
3,858,432 |
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