(4) Information design project
Assignment
For this assignment, you will use the data set listed below and create a short informational
eport that includes at least three data visualizations that you create and that you feel best
communicates the data you select from your data set in a form that maximizes the impact of the
data to suit a specific audience and purpose.
To create your visualizations and informational report, use the following data set:
Set:
● Census Bureau Place of Birth and Poverty
● FBI Crime in the US
● Pew Trust Global Economic Attitudes
Spend some time with the data. Identify the trends that jump out at you as most
significant. As you identify your audience, think about who would want to know about
the data and the point you’d like to make. You will not be able to visualize or discuss all
the data in your data set. Your job is to select and visualize the data that is most
elevant to your audience and the point you are making.
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http:
writeprofessionally.org/tech-comm/files/2020/01/Census_Place-of-Birth_Poverty.pdf
http:
writeprofessionally.org/tech-comm/files/2020/01/FBI_Crime-in-US_2016.pdf
http:
writeprofessionally.org/tech-comm/files/2020/01/Pew_Global-Economic-Attitudes.pdf
Deliverables
Document 1: Visual, Informational Report
A short, informative, visually interesting report that makes a point about your subject
using the data in your data set. This report should incorporate at least three visuals
that you have created along with a discussion/analysis of the data in your figures. The
text in your report should
● introduce the topic and its importance
● explain the meaning of the visuals
● point to the conclusions suggested by the data.
You should think through and identify a clear audience. Your understanding of the
audience informs how the data is presented, the form the visualizations take, and the
point you use the data to make, as well as the overall purpose of the document.
Document 2: Reflective Analysis
A short 250- to 500-word note that explains the following (use headings to identify each
of the topics listed below):
● How and why you selected your data set
● How you selected which data to visualize and why you visualized it in the form
you did
● Who was your target audience and what was your overall goal/purpose
● How you ensured that your visualizations of the data were fair, accurate, and
clea
● The raw data set used to create the report (with a citation for the data)
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