For this challenge, you will demonstrate your ability to present results from a data analysis in a written three$-$minute story:

"The $3-$minute story is exactly what it sounds like: If you had only three minutes to tell your audience what they need to know: what would that sound like? This is a great way to ensure you are clear on and can articulate the story you want to tell." $($Knaflic$)$

$($see more in $$The Three$-$Minute Story$$ linked in the Week $1$ folder$).$ Your story should clearly emphasize a narrative from the data.

Scenario & Receiver$($s$)$: The leadership team of the National Automobile Dealers Association $($NADA$)$ has asked you for a fresh interpretation of the attached dataset $($Bureau of Economic Analysis$$s Auto and Light Truck Sales Data$).$ NADA$$s leaders are particularly interested in outside perspectives and potential narratives $($positive or negative$)$ that can be told from the attached data.

Specifics:

$1.$ Review and analyze the attached dataset $($BEA Auto$-$Light Truck Sales.xlsx$)$

$2.$ Identify a story within the data; you need not make use of all of the data

$3.$ Present this story following a traditional narrative arc $($exposition$,$ conflict, climax, resolution$).$ Among other things, you may consider: What makes your narrative compelling? How does the data support it$?$ How would it be received?

$3.$ Develop and include appropriate visual support $($charts$,$ graphs, etc.$).$ Only what you need to help tell this story.

Submission:

Submit a written three$-$minute story $($length will vary$)$ as well as one data visualization $($minimum$)$ to support your story. $($please include these in one submission$)$

Evaluation:

Holistic evaluation will be assessed based on the criteria outlined above and the quality of the narrative presented. Rubrics for professionalism, clarity, conciseness and the use of evidence are also provided and will be used for supplementary evaluation of your work.