Assignment Content

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   The purpose of this assignment is to have students synthesize the data analysis concepts they have learned so far in the course. Students will apply SAS® for data analysis and analytics to discover trends that can be applied to business issues and influence business decisions.
   
   
   
   
   

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   Resources: SAS® Visual Analytics softwareUsing the database and organization from your Week 2 assignment,
   describe the business problem that you are trying to solve and identify how data trends can be applied to the problem. You will create a business report in which you present the conclusions of your analysis and describe both the data and the steps that you took to reach these conclusions.
   
   
   
   
   
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   Prepare a business analysis report using a maximum of 1,050 words, and
   complete the following:

   • Define the business problem that you are trying to resolve.
   • Identify the data source that you are analyzing.
   • Explain how the data was collected (if known).
   • Describe the fields available in the data source.
   • Assess the preliminary results of your data analysis.
   • Apply your analysis of the data to the business problem.
   • Recommend potential solutions to the problem.
   • Select a proposed course of action to resolve the business problem based upon your analysis of the data.

   Create a table, bar chart, or histogram from your SAS® Visual Analytics analysis.
   
   Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.