Overview
Deliverable 1 Visual Report
Choose one of the following scenarios and produce a one to two-page, informative, visually interesting report that uses the dataset provided to address the scenario. This report should incorporate at least three visuals that you have created along with a discussion/analysis of the data in your figures.
The text in your report should
- introduce the topic and its importance
- explain the meaning of the visuals
- point to the conclusions suggested by the data.
In working on this project, you will engage with different types of visuals, as well as the conventions of writing with data and numbers. To achieve these goals, you will select one of the scenarios listed below. After reviewing the data set provided with the scenario you will do the following:
- Identify the purpose (and audience) of the scenario, and then determine what point you want to make with the dataset and how this addresses the scenario.
- Then, since you can’t visualize all the data in your data set, you will make decisions about which data to visualize.
- Using the data you have selected, you will create three data visualizations to help you make your point.
- Then you will write about and analyze that data in a brief, informative, visual report
In your visuals, you want to communicate the data you select from your data set in a way that maximizes the impact of the data. Use the textbook chapter on Visual Design (Ch. 5) to help you design and write about your visuals. Additionally, you may wish to use this Periodic Table of Visualization Methods (Links to an external site.) to explore various types and uses of visuals.
Deliverable 2 Reflective Memo
- A short 250- to 500-word note that explains the following (use headings to identify each
of the topics listed below):
--Why you selected your scenario
--How you selected which data to visualize and why you visualized it in the form you did
--What decisions you made to tailor your report to your audience and your purpose
--How you ensured that your visualizations of the data were fair, accurate, and clear