As part of J309- Data Storytelling, we had to understand how data plays an essential role in journalism. As we progressed through the course,, we were tasked with creating, importing, and accessing a variety of data sets. From there, we learned how to determine the reliability of the data by looking at its sources. Our next step was to learn how to analyze data after we established a dataset’s credibility. As a result, we learned how to make pivot tables using Excel and Google Sheets, as well as how to create formulas, filters, and sorts. As a final step, we learned how to present our data visually with our insights and stories accompanied by our data. The visuals were created using platforms such as Flourish and Tableau.

KU Greek Life Academic Progression from 2018 to 2022

Project Description: For my final project, I examined KU’s greek life chapters’ GPAs from 2018-2022. Using the University of Kansas website, I collected data from academic reports. The information I collected was then compiled into an Excel sheet. After analyzing my findings, I created visualizations of my main insights.

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