BusinessDataAnalysisUnit11AdvancedBusinessEnglishWritingContentsIntroductionGeneralprinciplesfordescribingbusinessdataTypicalstructurefordescribingbusinessdataFourtypesofchartsandtablesUsefulexpressionsfordescribingbusinessdata/01IntroductionTheanalysisofbusinessdataisbasedonstatisticsgatheredfrombusinessperformanceresults.Theresultsareusuallypresentedintheformofchartsortablesinordertocomparedata.Ananalyticalreportisessentialfordescribingtheresultsindetail,whichshouldfocusonkeypointssuchasinflectionpointsandpeakpointsratherthanoneverypieceofinformation.Awell-structuredreportshouldalsoincludeacomparisonofdifferentdatasothatitcanbeusedasareferenceforfuturebusinessstrategies./02GeneralprinciplesfordescribingbusinessdataReadchartsandtablescarefully.Collectorforgodataaccordingtoimportance.Summarizereasonsorpredictionsaccordingtothesituation.Usedifferentsentencestructuresandexpressions.Usethethird-personnarrative.Becarefulofverbtenses./03TypicalstructurefordescribingbusinessdataIntroduction:First,paraphrasetherubric—abriefstatementorheadingthatdescribeswhattheinfographicisabout,suchas“ThelinechartbelowshowstheemploymentrateinChinafrom2015to2025.”Second,summarizethemaintrendsorthemostremarkablefeatures.Detailparagraph1:Describethemainfeaturesofthemostimportantaspect(s).Detailparagraph2:Describethemainfeaturesofotheraspect(s)./04FourtypesofchartsandtablesAlinechart,alsocalledacurvechart,isatypeofchartthatshowshowthevalueofsomethingchangesovertime.Theverticalaxisshowsquantities;thehorizontalaxisshowsdifferentpointsintime.LinechartsSampleLinechartsHerearesometipsthatcanbedrawnfromthissample:Writeoneortwosentencestodescribethemajorfeatureofeachtypeofmeat.Useexactfigurestosupportyourdescription.Don’tdetaileverypieceofdata;instead,concentrateontheprimarytrendofthedataindifferentperiods.Includesignificantrisesandslumps;don’tforgetthesignificantunchangedtrendsatthesametime.Categorizedatawithsimilartrendsanddescribethemcollectively.Fromthelinechart,itcanbenoticedthatthelinesoftheconsumptionofchickenandbeefarerelativelysimilar,sothetwocanbedescribedtogether.Don’toverstatethefeatures—everythingshouldbebasedonfigures.Readthelinechartandanswerthequestionsbelow.1.Whatdoesthelinechartshow?Useonesentencetosummarize.2.Whatkeyfigureswillyouchoosetodescribeandwhy?ClassroomPracticeKeyforreference:1.Thegraphshowsthechangesincollegestudents’leisureactivitiesfrom2008to2023.2.Importantones,suchastheinflectionpoint,thepeakpoint,etc,shouldbeselected.Alsothecomparisonofdifferentdatashouldbeincludedsothatitcanbeusedasareferenceforfuturebusinessstrategy.ClassroomPracticePiechartsApiechart,oracirclechart,isacirculargraphicdividedintoslicestoshowproportions.Eachslice’sarclength,centralangle,andareacorrespondtothequantityitrepresents.PiechartsSampleReadthepiechartsandcompletethesentencesbelow.1.Inthe2000s,peopleinthecityspentmoremoneyonfoodandclothing.However,thefigure________alotinthe2010s.2.Moneyspentonsportsincreasedby_______inthe2010s.ClassroomPracticeReadthepiechartsandcompletethesentencesbelow.3.Inthe2010s,peopleweremorewillingtoenjoyleisuretime,withtheproportionofmoneyspentonentertainmentrisingto__________.4.Theproportionofmoneyspenton__________showedthesmallestvariationduringthetwoexaminedperiods.ClassroomPracticeKeyforreference:1.decreased2.2.8%3.28%4.gasandelectricityClassroomPracticeAbarchartdisplayscategoricaldatausingrectangularbars.Theheightorlengthofeachbarisproportionaltothevalueitrepresents.Barchartsareusedtocomparedifferentcategories.Oneaxisshowsthecategories,whiletheotheraxisshowsthevaluesbeingmeasured.Somebarchartsgroupbarstogethertoshowvaluesformultiplevariablessidebyside.Whenreportingabarchart,usethesimplepresenttensetodescribestatistics.BarchartsSampleReadthebarchartandwriteasummaryofitsmainfeatures.ClassroomPracticeKeyforreference:Betweenthe1980sandthe2010sinShanghai,thepercentageofpeopleaged20to44undergoingannualmedicalcheck-upsincreasedsignificantly,from17%to30%.Incontrast,thepercentageofindividualsagedabove60decreasedfrom47%to34%.Meanwhile,theproportionofpeopleaged45to59remainedrelativelystableoverthesameperiod.ClassroomPracticeAtableorganizesdataintorowsandcolumnstosystematicallydisplayandcompareinformation.Eachrowtypicallyrepresentsadataitem,whileeachcolumnrepresentsanattributeorvariable.Tablesarecommonlyusedtopresentstructureddataforeasyobservation,comparison,andanalysis.TablesTablesReadthetableandcompletethesentencesbelow.1.Studentsof____enjoygroupworkthebest.2.Moststudentsof_____and____holdanegativeattitudetowardgroupwork.3.Moststudentsfrom_____to____tendtoregardgroupworkasahelpfulactivity.4.Itseemsthatthe____thegradesstudentsreach,themoretheyprefertostudyalone.ClassroomPracticeKeyforreference:1.Grade32.Grade7;Grade83.Grade3;Grade64.higherClassroomPracticeUsefulexpressionsfordescribingbusinessdata上升：increase,rise,surge,goup,climb,rocket,soar,etc.下降：decrease,fall,drop,descend,decline,reduce,plummet,etc.平穩(wěn)：stable,leveloff,remain/maintain/bethesameas,stayconstant,etc.波動(dòng)：fluctuate,riseandfall,goupanddown,etc.達(dá)到頂峰：peakat,reachthehighestpoint,etc.最高點(diǎn)：thehighestpoint,summit,peak,apex,etc.最低點(diǎn)：bottom,rockbottom,etc.平均：mean,average,etc.12345ReviewQuestionsWhatistheanalysis