Download the FL data set and try to tell a story about it. Try to analyze and visualize your findings.
Then, discuss why it is hard or easy to tell a story from this data
At first I had no idea where to start to look. I'm not too familiar was Excel or how to go about using it so it was probably more difficult for me than others. Some categories were obviously more significant to figure out what this set was for. It was hard to tell a story from this chart because of the randomness of companies, and states. The one column that helped me figure it out was the "Interest Type". I didn't know what this data represented so I had to google some of the interest types and found out that it represented a database that contains facilities that generate, treat, store or dispose of hazardous waste. Had I not googled I would not have figured it out solely based on the information given in the spreadsheet. Maybe it was lack of knowledge about how to filter and organize within Excel or just it being difficult in general read. Overall, I think majority of people would have a hard time trying to find a story that related all these companies and businesses.
Then, discuss why it is hard or easy to tell a story from this data
At first I had no idea where to start to look. I'm not too familiar was Excel or how to go about using it so it was probably more difficult for me than others. Some categories were obviously more significant to figure out what this set was for. It was hard to tell a story from this chart because of the randomness of companies, and states. The one column that helped me figure it out was the "Interest Type". I didn't know what this data represented so I had to google some of the interest types and found out that it represented a database that contains facilities that generate, treat, store or dispose of hazardous waste. Had I not googled I would not have figured it out solely based on the information given in the spreadsheet. Maybe it was lack of knowledge about how to filter and organize within Excel or just it being difficult in general read. Overall, I think majority of people would have a hard time trying to find a story that related all these companies and businesses.