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=====Literacy Assignment 4: Market Share Trends=====

Data source: [[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/learning/whats-going-on-in-this-graph-jan-30-2019.html|NY Times Article]]

====Objective:====

To think creatively and critically about data visualization decisions and motivation. Additionally, to use visualizations and data to spark further research and questions.

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====Deliverable:====

1 one-page PDF (no MSWORD, please!) writeup that responds to the questions below.

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====Grading standards:====

Your PDF will be graded on the following:

  * 100% Successfully turned in a PDF with reasonable answers. Help us know that you're thinking critically about the data!

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====Assignment Description:====

For this assignment, you will need to analyze the following graph and respond to the questions/prompts below.  Please submit your responses as a one-page PDF via LearningSuite.

{{ :market_share_trends.png?nolink |}}

You must respond to the following questions.

This graphic was published in a NY Times article.
  * What do you first notice about this graph? 
  * What information in this graph is most interesting to you, and why?
  * What does this graph say about the trend of company market share in the U.S. generally? (Use the graph, not conjecture!)
  * Think about your response to the last question. What decisions did the author make that influenced your response?
  * What intrigues you most after studying this graph?
  * List three (3) additonal research questions you could pursue with the data used to make this graph.

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