1. Discuss other ways that a composite ranking of the cities could be obtained. Discuss their advantages and disadvantages.
2. Find a copy of the Places Rated Almanac.
a. What method is used to produce a composite ranking of the cities in the United States?
b. Select cities of interest to you and repeat the second investigation ("From Ratings to Ranks") as described in Activity 2. You may want to use different categories, according to your interests.