Business administrators and managers are often called upon to interpret data that analysts have provided to them. This requires an understanding of the data sources (when, where, and how data is collected; formatted or stored; and used), as well as what that data looks like and how it can be summarized. In this first assessment, you are asked to locate any report or periodical article used in a business context of interest to you that contains at least two different graphical representations of data. You will interpret the graphical data representations and present your findings in a brief PowerPoint deck as if you were presenting during a company meeting.

Supplied Articles:

• 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., Kowitt, B., Lashinsky, A., Lev-ram, M., Nusca, A., O’keefe, B., Roberts, J. J., & 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.