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The purpose of this assignment is to assess various types of data and the relevance of that data for use in data analysis. Students are encouraged to find data sources for topics, industries, or companies in which they have interest. There is also data available within the SAS® Visual Analytics student interface that may be used. By looking at the available data, students should start to formulate the types of questions that they can ask and answer through data analysis.
Select
an organization of interest from the list of organizations that you identified in your Week 1 assignment or an organization from some other source. You are looking for an organization that has:
Applied data analysis in a positive way.
Readily-available organization and industry data (e.g. user or customer data).
Data in a suitable format for input into SAS® Visual Analytics (preferably Microsoft Excel (XLSX) or comma-separated values (CSV) format) that can be used in future assignments.
Send
a private message to your instructor identifying the organization and the source of data that you plan to use. Your instructor will either approve it or suggest an alternative.
Evaluate
this organization as a candidate for data analysis in a maximum of 1,050 words, and
complete
the following:
Identify the purpose of the data analysis (i.e. how it will be applied to a specific business need).
Summarize the source and type of data being collected and analyzed.
Analyze a sample description of one or two records in the database, describing the available data fields collected.
Describe the anticipated results and what they mean for the organization.
Cite
a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference from the University Library
.
Format
your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit
your assignment.
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Wk 2 Individual: Apply: Data Analysis Exercise and Proposed Data Analysis Topic Selection [due Mon]
Rubric Details
Maximum Score
60 points
Selected an organization of interest from the list of organizations that you identified in your Week 1 assignment (or an organization from some other source).
15% of total grade
9
6.8
4.5
2.3
Evaluated this organization as a candidate for data analysis in a maximum of 1,050 words.
15% of total grade
9
6.8
4.5
2.3
Identified the purpose of the data analysis (i.e. how ...
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1. This is the assignment :
Assignment Content
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The purpose of this assignment is to assess various types of data
and the relevance of that data for use in data analysis. Students
are encouraged to find data sources for topics, industries, or
companies in which they have interest. There is also data
available within the SAS® Visual Analytics student interface
that may be used. By looking at the available data, students
should start to formulate the types of questions that they can
ask and answer through data analysis.
Select
an organization of interest from the list of organizations that
you identified in your Week 1 assignment or an organization
from some other source. You are looking for an organization
that has:
Applied data analysis in a positive way.
Readily-available organization and industry data (e.g. user or
customer data).
Data in a suitable format for input into SAS® Visual Analytics
(preferably Microsoft Excel (XLSX) or comma-separated values
(CSV) format) that can be used in future assignments.
Send
a private message to your instructor identifying the
organization and the source of data that you plan to use. Your
instructor will either approve it or suggest an alternative.
2. Evaluate
this organization as a candidate for data analysis in a maximum
of 1,050 words, and
complete
the following:
Identify the purpose of the data analysis (i.e. how it will be
applied to a specific business need).
Summarize the source and type of data being collected and
analyzed.
Analyze a sample description of one or two records in the
database, describing the available data fields collected.
Describe the anticipated results and what they mean for the
organization.
Cite
a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference from the University
Library
.
Format
your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit
your assignment.
Resources
Center for Writing Excellence
Reference and Citation Generator
Grammar and Writing Guides
3. Learning Team Toolkit
Copyright 2018 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
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Details & Information
Due date
2/26/19, 12:59 AM (CST)
Grading rubric
This item is graded with a rubric
Goals & standards
Aligned with 3 goals
Attempts
Unlimited
Grading
Maximum points
Draft saved on 2/19/19, 2:14 PM
4. 60 points
Save and Close Submit
Focus
×
Wk 2 Individual: Apply: Data Analysis Exercise and Proposed
Data Analysis Topic Selection [due Mon]
Rubric Details
Maximum Score
60 points
Selected an organization of interest from the list of
organizations that you identified in your Week 1 assignment (or
an organization from some other source).
15% of total grade
9
6.8
4.5
2.3
Evaluated this organization as a candidate for data analysis in a
maximum of 1,050 words.
15% of total grade
5. 9
6.8
4.5
2.3
Identified the purpose of the data analysis (i.e. how it will be
applied to a specific business need).
15% of total grade
9
6.8
4.5
2.3
Summarized the source and type of data being collected and
analyzed.
10% of total grade
6
4.5
3
1.5
Analyzed a sample description of one or two records in the
6. database, describing the available data fields collected.
15% of total grade
9
6.8
4.5
2.3
Described the anticipated results and what they mean for the
organization.
15% of total grade
9
6.8
4.5
2.3
Cited a minimum of one peer-reviewed reference from the
University Library.
5% of total grade
3
2.3
1.5