Data Visualizations

You are a real estate and property management business analyst in a big city. Your company's leadership team supports building reasonably priced housing in areas that have well-performing schools with low school dropout rates (home price and dropout rate are the key factors). You wish to commission a consulting team of business and data analysts to build a full dashboard that will address the best locations for new construction projects within the five boroughs of the city based on the companys mission and various performance metrics.

You decide to build a basic prototype model of the dashboard using the home price and dropout rate data for one borough. This prototype model will help you explain the project to your company's leadership before you meet with the consultants who will build the full dashboard with many other predictive factors. You also want to be able to clearly report a data story about the project to the leadership team using your prototype.

To ensure you understand the data that will be included in the dashboard model, you will first need to connect your Excel data with Tableau and look at it visually.

Use the provided D466 Task 1 Data Set to complete this task.

Provided model data for the borough:

average three-bedroom home prices by year
average dropout % by year

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A. Describe the two main factorshome price and dropout ratein the scenario.

  1. Explain, using data from the D466 Task 1 Data Set, the current state of home prices.

a. Use Tableau to create an appropriate data visualization that shows the current state of home prices.

b. Identify one design technique you used in the visualization from part A1a and explain how it addresses a common accessibility issue.

c. Identify one design technique different than the one identified in part A1b and explain how it contributes to effective representation of the information in the data set.

  1. Explain, using data from the D466 Task 1 Data Set, how a change in school dropout rates would affect home prices.

a. Use Tableau to create an appropriate data visualization that shows how a change in school dropout rates (independent variable) would affect home prices (dependent variable).

b. Identify one design technique you used in the visualization from part A2a and explain how it addresses a common accessibility issue.

c. Identify one different design technique than the one used in part A2b and explain how it contributes to effective representation of the information in the data set.

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c. Effective Representation Technique:

Data Labels: I added data labels to each data point on the line chart. This provides immediate and precise information about the home price for a specific year, enhancing the clarity and readability of the visualization.

2. Impact of School Dropout Rates on Home Prices

a. Data Visualization:

[Insert Tableau visualization showing the relationship between average dropout rates and average home prices by year]

I used a scatter plot to visualize the relationship between dropout rates and home prices. The x-axis represents the average dropout rate, and the y-axis represents the average home price. Each data point represents a specific year.

b. Accessibility Design Technique:

Data Markers: I used distinct and easily distinguishable data markers (e.g., circles, squares) to represent different years. This helps visually differentiate the data points, making it easier for users to interpret the relationship between the two variables.

c. Effective Representation Technique:

Trend Line: I added a trend line to the scatter plot to visually highlight the overall trend in the relationship between dropout rates and home prices. This helps in identifying any potential correlation or causation between the two variables.

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1. Current State of Home Prices

a. Data Visualization:

[Insert Tableau visualization showing the average three-bedroom home prices by year]

I used a line chart to visualize the trend of home prices over time. The x-axis represents the years, and the y-axis represents the average home prices.

b. Accessibility Design Technique:

Color Contrast: I ensured that the colors used for the line and background have sufficient contrast to make the visualization accessible to individuals with color vision impairments. This is crucial for ensuring that all users can easily interpret the