How to Uncover the Story in COVID-19 Tableau Visualizations
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Download the COVID-19 for Tableau data set.
In your paper,
• Determine the story or goal of the data visualization.
o As you determine your story or goal, consider the following:
▪ Can this data be represented differently besides a time series?
▪ Can this data be compared to other data sets? If yes, which sets? Why or why not?
▪ What table calculations can be made? Why?
▪ Is there additional data that can be used to help tell the story? What data may be missing?
▪ How does this data set affect or impact health care quality and global health initiatives?
Step 2
• Take a screen capture of your visualization and add it to your paper in an Appendix, formatted according to APA Style. o Review the Tables, Images, & Appendices . Writing Center resource for APA Style formatting information.
o Describe the techniques and principles used to create your visualization.
o Accessibility Statement
o Tableau provides keyboard shortcuts for those who may need to use a screen reader.
The Practice Creating a Data Visualization assignment,
• must be four double-spaced pages in length
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
o title of paper in bold font
▪ Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page. o student’s name
o name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus) o course name and number o instructor’s name o due date
• must utilize academic voice.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
o Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
Course Textbook
Wexler, S., Shaffer, J., & Cotgreave, A. (2017). The big book of dashboards: Visualizing your data using real–world business scenarios. Wiley
Course Name
HIA620: Data Visualization and Decision Support (HAF2629A)
