solved Locate any report or periodical article that contains at least

Locate any report or periodical article that contains at least two  different graphical representations of data or use one of the supplied  articles. Interpret the graphs and present your findings in a brief  PowerPoint presentation (6-10 slides).
Business administrators and managers are often called upon to  interpret data that analysts have provided to them. This requires an  understanding of the data sources (when, where, and how data is  collected; formatted or stored; and used), as well as what that data  looks like and how it can be summarized. In this first assessment, you  are asked to locate any report or periodical article used in a business  context of interest to you that contains at least two different  graphical representations of data. You will interpret the graphical data  representations and present your findings in a brief PowerPoint deck,  as if you were presenting during a company meeting.
In this assessment you will learn about the collection, formatting,  and use of raw data, as well as graphical and tabular methods for  summarizing it. You will also get started with the technology that you  will use in this course: Microsoft Excel (including the Data Analysis  ToolPak add-in).
Scenario
You have been invited to present at a departmental meeting with  employees from all levels within the organization. You have been  allotted 6-10 minutes to speak.
Your Role
The purpose of your speech is to explain the business context as  well as two charts or tables that you have evaluated as a business  analyst of the organization.
Your business report to the group will be a slide presentation with speaker notes and appropriate citations and references.
Instructions
Complete the following:
Article Identification. Use one of the articles listed under Article Options subheading below or find an article in Forbes or other business journal or an annual report from a publicly traded company that includes at least two data graphs or tables.     
The graphs should depict or represent data using pie charts, bar charts, tables, scatter plots, trend lines, et cetera.

Read the article and identify the business context. Business  context includes organizational history, mission, product and services,  environment, competitive advantage, competition, et cetera. You can also  determine business context from additional sources (and you should).     

The company or organizational background information should help  explain why the data are relevant. This will be the introductory  information for your business report, presentation, or assessment.
Interpret your chosen data representations in the context of the  business situation. The following are typical questions an analyst would  use to interpret the data:     

What is being measured (the variables)?

What are the relationships among the variables?

What are the trends in the data?

How can the data be applied in the business context?

Create an effective 6-10 slide PowerPoint deck with detailed  presenter’s notes (including citations and reference slides) elaborating  on each point that will be presented at a departmental meeting. For  example:     

Organization/business context.

Relevance/importance of information.
Source of data set and any limitations?
Graphic of data 1 – with interpretations of graph.
Graph of data 2 – with interpretations of graph.

Importance of data analysis in terms of business context.

Summary.

Reference slides.
An effective PowerPoint presentation for this purpose typically includes:
One title slide, APA formatted.
1-2 introduction slides explaining the business context.
Several slides. You should copy and paste (insert) the graphs or  tables and include an appropriate citation. Each slide should include  detailed speaker notes.
Several slides. Include your interpretation of each graphical data representation.
Conclusion slides in which you explain how the data may affect the  business context or how it could be applied in your business context to  inform decision making.
Slide with at least four APA-formatted references, including the source of each graph.

Article Options
For this assessment, you will need to choose among business articles  from periodicals, annual reports of publicly traded companies, or  published business reports to find two graphical representations of  data.

A list of appropriate articles has been compiled for this  assessment. You may select one of the articles from the following list  or find your own suitable business article containing two graphical data  representations.
Huang, N. S. (2019). Investing: The best funds for your 401K. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 73(12), 18-29.
Reacting to market volatility. (2020). Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 74(2), 54-55.
Taxpayers weigh in on the new tax law. (2020). Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 74(3), 50-51.
Woodley, K. (2020). A holistic bet on housing. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 74(2), 31.
Decarlo, S., Elam, D. G., Smyth, K., Agus, S., Austin, C.,  Hackett, R., Kowitt, B., Lashinsky, A., Lev-ram, M., Nusca, A., O’keefe,  B., Roberts, J. J., & Wieczner, J. (2017). 100 fastest-growing companies. Fortune, 176(4), 157-163.

Growing, growing… gone! (2016). Forbes, 197(5), 28.
Lim, P. J. (2018). The 50 best mutual funds and 50 best ETFs. Money, 47(1), 86-91.
Meet the world’s richest. (2016). Forbes, 197(4), 26-27.
Salisbury, I. (2018). How we got here. Money, 47(1), 52-57.

Sorvino, C. (2016). Dollar days. Forbes, 197(4), 28.

Looking for an Assignment Help? Order a custom-written, plagiarism-free paper

Order Now