BUAN 3500: Data Visualization and Descriptive Analytics in Business: Spring 2025

The file “NewHouseSalesUS.xls” contains data for new, privately-owned, residential housing units sold and for sale in the United States between 2002 to the present.

(This file can also be found at https://www.census.gov/construction/nrs/data/series.html.)

We’re going to create some visualizations in Tableau communicating aspects of this data and see how to animate charts in Tableau.

Download the following dataset: https://bit.ly/3WuohjT

(This file is from https://data.austintexas.gov/Health-and-Community-Services/Austin-Animal-Center-Intakes/wter-evkm)

We’re going to practice making some visualizations with this dataset.

Download the file below that has data on licensed childcare facilities in Colorado: external/sheets/Colorado_Licensed_Child_Care_Facilities_Report.csv

We’re going to use this file to create a geographic heat map in Tableau.

“The Maddison Project Database provides information on comparative economic growth and income levels over the very long run.”

Use the link below to download the Maddison Project Database as an Excel file for the period up to 2022:

Think about what visualizations would make sense to create with this data and use Tableau to create visualizations for a few different aspects of the data.

Download the file below showing box office totals for new movie releases starting in 2022 through mid-September 2024.

Create at least one visualization showing some aspect of this data.