Business Question

Key building blocks of good decision making include the ability to visualize, analyze, andverbally communicate ideas effectively. Large volumes of data can be particularly complex to
understand and present. However, if data is visually presented through a combination of
meaningful charts, text, and a verbal narrative, the intended audience can better engage in the
discussion of the facts, patterns, and findings that must be acknowledged before moving to the
decision-making stage.
In this discussion, you will take on the role of a new restaurant owner who is checking on
sales since the opening of your establishment in January. You have just downloaded the
following sales data from your financial software: Sales Data Spreadsheet . It includes sales
by food item for each month you have been in business. You would like to create
visualizations that illustrate which items are selling well and how the business is doing month
by month.
PART ONE: In your post, make sure to include the visualizations you create and address the
following:
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What have you been able to identify through the visual representation of the data?
What kind of graphic have you selected and why?
How would this visualization need to be changed based on your audience?
PART TWO: In response to two of your peers, address the following:
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Do you think your peer’s data visualization clarifies the data or makes it more
confusing? Why and how so?
Product
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Guava Bar
Boldo Tea
Boldo Tea
Boldo Tea
Boldo Tea
Boldo Tea
Boldo Tea
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
$702.00
$312.00
$1,170.00
$1,170.00
$1,123.20
$2,607.15
$280.80
$62.40
$1,560.00
$592.80
$936.00
$3,900.00
$741.00
$789.75
$877.50
$780.00
$60.00
$200.00
$180.00
$544.00
$600.00
$140.00
$165.60
$920.00
$248.40
$524.40
$551.25
$147.00
$18.40
$92.00
$1,104.00
$147.00
$515.20
$55.20
$368.00
$308.70
$26.46
$419.52
$1,223.60
$110.40
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Empanada
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Queso Fresco
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
Carne Assada
$294.00
$772.80
$736.00
$36.80
$294.00
$736.00
$340.00
$510.00
$680.00
$1,700.00
$323.00
$346.80
$612.00
$544.00
$340.00
$892.50
$2,261.00
$1,020.00
$510.00
$2,427.60
$1,776.50
$1,088.00
$1,550.40
$2,380.00
$693.60
$510.00
$956.25
$1,500.00
$3,125.00
$1,250.00
$1,875.00
$1,406.25
$2,000.00
$500.00
$562.50
$1,500.00
$1,050.00
$225.00
Chocolade
Chocolade
Chocolade
Chocolade
Chocolade
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
Sopapillas
$162.56
$137.70
$606.90
$68.85
$306.00
$3,557.25
$3,754.87
$948.60
$1,317.50
$8,263.36
$7,905.00
$6,324.00
$10,540.00
$2,635.00
$3,952.50