Population of Lisbon, Portugal
In a 2001 tutorial, as part of an exercise to sharpen student skills in
researching topics, I asked:
Is the population of Lisbon, Portugal, greater than 1 million?
Process
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What process would you follow to answer this question?
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In presenting your answer in a paper, should you cite the source?
My tutorial included 12 students:
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7 students answered "yes" (population about 2,600,000)
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4 students answered "no" (population about 680,000)
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1 student confused after finding both numbers
One possible source (in 2001): http://www.siteatlas.com/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon.htm
created 17 August 2013
last revised 16 September 2014
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