Apply the statistical concepts and methods you have learned to a current real-world problem by using your problem-solving, initiative, and results-driven skills to complete an application and a presentation for a professional conference or business meeting that incorporates the data analysis, conclusions, and recommendations you have reached.
Select an article that uses statistical data related to a current event, your major, your current field, or your future career goal. The chosen article must have a publication date during this quarter (2024) **article can be anything about a current event or Nursing which is my future career goal
Example topics include (but are not limited to) elections or polls, award shows (Oscars, Emmys, or Grammys), sports, economy or job market, gender equality, or human rights issues.
Be sure the article should use one or more of the following categories of descriptive statistics:
Measures of frequency: Counting rules, percent, frequency, frequency distributions.
Measures of central tendency: Mean, median, mode.
Measures of dispersion or variation: Range, variance, standard deviation.
Measures of position: Percentile, quartiles, or quintiles.
Inferential statistics: Confidence intervals, margins of error.
Find a second, related article in the same or a different newspaper.
Review the Conference Application Template [DOCX] (attached below)
so you know the pieces of information expected for this assessment.
Step 1: Using the data from the article ( the article must be from 2024) you found, use the Conference Application Template [DOCX] to answer the following questions asked by the conference or meeting organizers. Remember to consider their expertise as professionals and use appropriate language to communicate your findings:
Highlight the purpose of the article and the problem it is trying to solve. Provide a summary in bullet form.
Explain how the article uses descriptive statistics to communicate information found in the study and any conclusions or solutions.
Explain how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal.
Include information from the second source or article and explain how it relates to the primary article.
Reflect on possible solutions using the mathematical and visual data provided.
Step 2: create a presentation based on the information provided in the template.
Choose an audience based on your topic (outside of the field of mathematics) that could benefit from the information you will present. For example, this could be your local city council member, staff or administrators of a school, or employees at a company.
Analyze the data in the article to determine the best visual (graph or chart) to tell the story to your audience.
Use PowerPoint or another presentation tool to create one visualization of the data appropriate for the conference audience. Note: If the article already contains a visual, you must create a different type of graph or chart. Create more than one visualization to reach the Distinguished level (1–2 slides).
Explain how the audience can benefit from the data (2 slides).
Reflect on possible solutions using language appropriate for the audience (2 slides).
Step 3: In the notes section of your final slide, answer the following questions:
Explain why you chose the audience in step 2.
Describe how the language, purpose, and visuals used in the presentation are appropriate for the audience.
Your conference application and presentation should also meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Number of references: Your presentation should include a reference page with your three articles listed. Review Evidence and APA page on Campus for more information on how to cite your sources.
Length: 8–10 slides.
Data Analysis and Visualization Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Describe the purpose of the primary article and the problem it is trying to solve. Does not describe the purpose of the primary article and the problem it is trying to solve. Partially describes the purpose of the primary article and the problem it is trying to solve, but omits key information. Describes the purpose of the primary article and the problem it is trying to solve. Describes the purpose of the primary article and the problem it is trying to solve, in a clear and concise manner, and explains how the article applies to the real world, your program, your current job, or your future career goal.
Explain how the primary article uses descriptive statistics to communicate information. Does not explain how the primary article uses descriptive statistics to communicate information. Attempts to explain how the primary article uses descriptive statistics to communicate information, but the explanation is inaccurate or incomplete. Explains how the primary article uses descriptive statistics to communicate information. Explains how the primary article uses descriptive statistics to communicate information, in a clear and concise manner.
Explain how the secondary article relates to the primary article. Does not explain how the secondary article relates to the primary article. Attempts to explain how the secondary article relates to the primary article, but the explanation is unclear or incomplete. Explains how the secondary article relates to the primary article. Explains how the secondary article relates to the primary article, providing specific examples as support.
Recommend a solution using the mathematical and visual data provided. Does not recommend a solution using the mathematical and visual data provided. Recommends a solution, but the solution is not clear or is not based on the mathematical and visual data provided. Recommends a solution using the mathematical and visual data provided. Recommends a clearly defined solution based on the mathematical and visual data provided in both articles.
Create one visualization of the data appropriate for the conference audience. Does not create one visualization of the data. Creates one visualization of the data but it is not appropriate for the conference audience. Creates one visualization of the data appropriate for the conference audience. Creates more than one effective visualization of the data appropriate for the conference audience.
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards. Does not convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and writing scholarly standards. Conveys purpose, in an appropriate tone or style. Clear, effective communication is inhibited by insufficient supporting evidence and/or minimal adherence to applicable writing standards. Conveys purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards. Conveys clear purpose, in a tone and style well-suited to the intended audience. Supports assertions, arguments, and conclusions with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards, including APA style and formatting.
