About this event
Data Analysis gives you a real data set and a business scenario each year. You analyze the data (plus your own research), find trends, and present data-backed recommendations to judges, including at least three visualizations you create yourself. Team event (1 to 3 members). How it runs: there is no test. You present to judges: 3 minutes to set up, a 7-minute presentation, and 3 minutes of questions. Internet access is not provided. At the National Leadership Conference there is a preliminary round, and the top scorers from each section advance to a final round, where the final presentation score decides the winners.
FormatPresentation
Duration3 minutes setup, 7-minute presentation, 3 minutes Q&A
Solo or teamTeam event
CategoryInformation Technology
Your plan
How to study
Built from the official rating sheet and the event's own clock.
Read the guidelines and the sheet
Everything is scored on the rating sheet below. The official guidelines give the rules, the deadlines and what to submit.
Official guidelines (opens in a new tab)Outline it against the sheet
Give each part of your entry the room its points earn, starting from the biggest rows, so nothing on the sheet is left out.
See the sheetMake it yourself
Your entry should be your own work. ChapterPrep's judge scores it and asks questions; it never writes it for you.
Rehearse the presentation
Type or say your presentation. The judge scores it on the official rating sheet and times you against the 7-minute limit.
Get judged on your presentationRehearse to the clock
You have 7 minutes, then 3 minutes of questions. Time every run, out loud, start to finish.
Judging
What judges score
- Demonstrates understanding of the event topic during the presentation10
- Provides analysis of data15
- Provides visualizations of data15
- Identifies a recommendation to accomplish the purpose10
- Uses suitable and accurate statements related to the topic information20
- Substantiates and cites sources used while conducting research10
Presentation Delivery
- Statements are well organized and clearly stated5
- Displays confidence, poised body language, engaging eye contact and effective voice projection5
- Demonstrates the ability to effectively answer questions10
Presentation Protocols
- Adherence to Competitive Events Guidelines10
Total 110 points
Guidelines and resources
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Free guides for this kind of event
- Book · OpenStaxPrinciples of Data Science, Sec. 9.1: Encoding Univariate Data (opens in a new tab)
- Article · UK Government Analysis FunctionUK Government Analysis Function: Data Visualisation, Charts (opens in a new tab)
- Reference · NISTNIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods: Exploratory Data Analysis (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxPrinciples of Data Science, Sec. 8.3: Ethics in Visualization and Reporting (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxPrinciples of Data Science, Sec. 10.3: Effective Executive Summaries (opens in a new tab)