Data Analysis and Visualization
Week 9 Assignment Template
Conference Application: Data-Driven Decision Making
Name:
Title of Presentation:
Title of Article (include name of publication and publishing date):
Link to the Article (URL):
Part A:
- Provide a summary of the article you have chosen by identifying the purpose and what real-world problem it is addressing/trying to solve. Include the following information: (Bulleted format, as shown below, is acceptable).
- Topic (what real world problem does this study address?)
- Date of publication/study.
- Author/Researchers.
- Audience for the article.
- Why the article was written.
- Explain which category(s) of descriptive statistics is used in the study and how it is used to communicate the information found in the study and/or any conclusions/solutions posed (1–2 paragraphs). Make sure to clearly connect your explanation to the purpose/real world problem the article is addressing.
- Describe several connections, using specific examples, between the information presented/the problem and its larger impact to the world/your major/current job/future career goal. (1–2 paragraphs).
- Recommend several highly relevant and valid solutions based on the mathematical and visual data provided in the article.
Part B:
An additional part of the application process requires you to create a presentation based on the information provided above. To do so, choose an audience (outside of the field of mathematics) that could benefit from the information you will present:
- Create one visualization of the data appropriate for the conference audience (1 slide). Make sure that your visualization includes appropriate titles, labels, colors, and text. Note:If the article already contains a visual, you must create a different type of graph or chart.
- Explain how the audience can benefit from the data (1 slide).
- Recommend your identified solutions using language appropriate for the audience.
In the notes section of your final slide, answer the following questions in 1–2 paragraphs:
- Explain why you chose the audience you identified above.
- Describe how the language, purpose, and visuals used in the presentation are appropriate for the audience.
