Ultimately, data visualization is as effective as the story it tells about the data and the meaning it makes for intended audiences. This assessment is your opportunity to pull together the knowledge and techniques you have learned to produce a simple and useful data representation for a target audience.

Consider a task$-$ or decision$-$oriented scenario from your current or previous professional experience that can be supported using data visualization.

Determine the following details about the data visualization you will design:

Determine the questions or problems you are looking to resolve with this tool.

Identify the intended audience for this tool.

Consider workflows or use cases that illustrate the stated problems:

What information is needed and why

Who is impacted in the stated scenarios and how

Design and develop the proposed dashboard or other visualization tool that resolves the stated questions. Use Microsoft Excel or a similar tool.

Write a $1-$page instruction manual that includes the following:

Summarize the purpose of this data representation.

Identify the intended audience for this tool.

Detail user instructions for operation.

Explain the nature of the information provided.

Provide examples to illustrate the use of its features.