Nathaniel Vail

ISM3011

Dr. Warner

11-28-2021

I initially looked at the data and noticed that it was the data of units sold for a brand that sells

kayaks and paddleboards throughout the US. I knew that the visualization I wanted to use would be that

of a map since it would depict the data appropriately. I had no problems using this data or being able to

identify the type of data.

Here in this data worksheet, I am using a bar graph to represent the profit that each state has

accumulated. This is not by year, but by total profit all together. This graph reveals high profiting states

such as California, New York, and Texas.

 This data worksheet is the visual representation I used. This profit map takes the information

that was used in the bar graph above and matches them with the state on the map. The higher the

profit the less transparent the color is of the state.

 For this next data worksheet, we have the total units sold for each of the items the data

included. This data involves all items from the paddleboard and kayak departments. The most sold items

were the Ascend 12T, Blackfin, and Cruiser.

This data worksheet shows the total units sold for each of the items, then divided by region. This

shows the North, South, East, and West regions of the United States. The opacity levels correlate with

the number of items sold as shown in the top right key.

 For this dashboard, I included the profit map and the profit in each state bar graph. For my

interactive piece I added a slider that controls the year and changes the profit with the correct year you

select.

Tableau has taught me a lot about organization and filtering. This is a great tool to use when

given a set of data that can be used to find useful information. When you are able to do this you can find

information within data that can help you brand sell more, sell faster, and overall be more efficient as a

whole.