Week 7: Data Analysis

Instructions

Using MS Excel, create a new workbook with the following (Save as w7_firstname_lastname.xlsx or w7_firstname_lastname.xls).

As an administrator, you recorded the requests from different locations (i.e. a few states are listed) in the sheet below, you may create your own sheet. You need to explain the collected data. In the table below, you have the requests against the locations.

	Software Installation requests	Software Update requests	Hardware Installation requests
WV	23	12	15
MD	13	8	5
VA	17	4	6
DC	14	6	2
NY	7	4	1
FL	29	21	11

You can use any data gathering for your choice

Create at least 5 statistical functions and graphs relating to the data.

From the data discuss the trend (your conclusion, what does this data mean for your planning), You can use the question of "What if... then"

Introduction to What-if Analysis

Submit your week 7 work in w7_firstname_lastname.xlsx or w7_firstname_lastname.xls

Requirements	Points
Data Layout	20
Statistical functions and graph	50
Data Analysis Conclusion	30
TOTAL POINTS	100

Examples to help:

This week and for the course, we’ll continue on with Data Analysis and Excel. There are many areas you could take this in. Data Analytics is a huge field, with Microsoft’s PowerBI as a primary application of dealing with Big Data. We won’t touch on Big Data in this class, but that is where you could go with this line of thought.

Trend Analysis is the focus this week. You are taking a small set of data and providing the “If… then…” information. You will get the Total, Average, Min, Max and Min for each the three:

Software Installation requests

Software Update requests

Hardware  Installation requests

And graph it.  (A bar graph will do.)

Then provide your analysis.  

 

Rather than providing a video on using Excel and the formulas for Total, Average, Mid, Max and Min, I’d rather have you wanting more. Here’s a video on trend analysis to get you more excited about using Excel for Big Data. (If you’d like to share a video you find, please do!)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qy0oP3k2mo