Assessment 1: Graphical Representations

Resources

Use any of the following Capella library articles for this unit's assessment or find appropriate articles on your own:

· Anders, G. (2017).  The looming retail bailout . Forbes, 199(6), 94–99.

· Badenhausen, K. (2016).  The world's highest-paid athletes . Forbes, 197(9), 22.

· Cam, D., & Au-Yeung, A. (2017).  Doctorate, degree or dropout?  Forbes, 200(5), 24.

· Canal, E., Kauflin, J., & Adams, S. (2016).  Shark Tank's toothless deals . Forbes, 198(7), 24–25.

· Decarlo, S., Elam, D. G., Smyth, K., Agus, S., Austin, C., Hackett, R., ...Wieczner, J. (2017).  100 Fastest-Growing companies . Fortune, 176(4), 157–163.

· Growing, growing... gone!  (2016). Forbes, 197(5), 28.

· Lim, P. J. (2018).  The 50 best mutual funds and 50 best ETFs.  Money, 47(1), 86–91.

· Meet the world's richest . (2016). Forbes, 197(4), 26–27.

· Salisbury, I. (2018).  How we got here . Money, 47(1), 52–57.

· Sorvino, C. (2016).  Dollar days . Forbes, 197(4), 28.

There are select chapters from the following text throughout this course that are useful for preparation for each assessment.

· Lind, D. A., Marchal, W. G., & Wathen, S. A. (2019). Basic statistics for business and economics (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

. Chapter 1, "What Is Statistics?"

. This chapter explains why studying analytics and statistics is essential in business today.

If this is your first venture into the world of analytics, the following resources can provide a solid foundation of knowledge:

· Kenny, P. (2014).  Better business decisions from data: Statistical analysis for professional success . New York, NY: Apress.

. Chapter 5, “Raw Data.”

. This resource presents an overview of how data are used to make business decisions in the professional context.

· Thomas, R., & McSharry, P. (2015).  Big data revolution: What farmers, doctors, and insurance agents can teach us about patterns in big data . West Sussex, England: Wiley.

· Chapters 1–9.

. These chapters give practical examples of the use of analytics.

· Watson, H. J. (2018).  Successful analytics leaders . Business Intelligence Journal, 23(1), 5–11.

· This reading covers key characteristics of how leaders use analytics in business effectively.