Descriptive Statistics
Prepare the first part of your analytics report by creating graphs and calculating some descriptive statistics.
Write your 5-8 page analytics report by interpreting those graphs and statistics, and explicitly connecting those interpretations to implications in the practical business context.
Scenario
The first step in creating meaningful information to develop a business report for decision making. The business report includes the analyzed raw data, effectively presents the analysis results in text and graphical format, as well as calculate any required statistics.
The second step is interpreting and explaining the graphs and statistics to understand the impact in the practical business context.
Create the first part of your business analytics report by introducing a company, analyzing company stock data, developing graphs, and calculating some descriptive statistics.
Adjust your business report to minimize limitations of one year’s worth of data. You will use the same company for this assessment and you will use 5 years of data! You will also enhance your introduction or business context section of your business report based on your new graphs and your interpretation of the data graphs and descriptive statistics over sties year period. Your interpretation efforts of graphs and descriptive statistics will explicitly connect in the conclusion area. Conclusions and recommendations are the final effort in the development of a practical business report and should be supported by citations. Remember that opinion is not allowed.
Instructions
After reviewing and integrating your instructor’s feedback on your previous Assessment, complete the report as follows:
• For each graph you created, write at least one well supported paragraph interpreting the graph: What does that graph represent? When does the shape of the graph tell you about how the data have changed over time? • For each statistic you calculated, include at least two to three well-supported sentences explaining what the statistic represents: o What does the mean tell you? How do you know? o What does it imply if the median is different from the mean? e When does the standard deviation tell you about the volatility of the data? • Write a new conclusions section in which you explain how these interpretations can be used in the company: o What are some trends about which company leaders should be aware? How might the information you have provided be used in decision making in the company? e When are other analysts indicating about the stock? • Explicitly connect other analysts’ comments and recommendations to your interpretations to possible impact to the business context • Lastly, should your company invest of partner with the company or stock being evaluated?
Create a 5-8 page report containing:
• APA-formatted title page. • 1-2 page introduction of your chosen company that you created in your previous assessment. • Section labeled Graphical Representations of Data that includes the four graphs you created as well as your interpretations of the graphs. • Section labeled Descriptive Statistics, with the statistics you calculated as well as your interpretations of the statistics.
