Assignment

 Chapter 3 –discussion question #1-4 & exercise 12 (choose any two)

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Discussion: 

1. How do you describe the importance of data in analytics?

Can we think of analytics without data? Explain.

2. Considering the new and broad definition of business

analytics, what are the main inputs and outputs to the

analytics continuum?

3. Where do the data for business analytics come from?

What are the sources and the nature of those incoming

data?

4. What are the most common metrics that make for

analytics-ready data?

Exercise:

12: Go to data.gov—a U.S. government–sponsored data

portal that has a very large number of data sets on a

wide variety of topics ranging from healthcare to education,

climate to public safety. Pick a topic that you

are most passionate about. Go through the topic- specific

information and explanation provided on the site.

Explore the possibilities of downloading the data, and

use your favorite data visualization tool to create your

own meaningful information and visualizations.

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