You are a data analyst, and the CFO has asked you to analyze the payroll data to inform decisions on next year's payroll

budget. You follow the Reporting stage of the data analysis process. Your activities include

calculating total payments for the years for each employee; reviewing analyses to be sure that the data can answer the questions

being asked; and creating a dashboard to showcase the results.

extracting the payroll data from the ERP system; exploring the data for any trends; and writing a memo to the CFO to communicate

the results.

exploring payroll data for any trends; reviewing the results to ensure that they make sense; and preparing a memo to the CFO to

communicate the results.

reviewing the results to make sure they are accurate and confirming that the results help inform decisions on next year's payroll

budget; and creating a dashboard to show the results and preparing a presentation for the CFO.