Open The Homeprices Excel Text File In Tableau Drag The Home

Open The Homepricesxlsx Text File In Tableaudrag The Home Prices Spr

Open the HomePrices.xlsx text file in Tableau. Drag the Home Prices Spreadsheet into the data connection canvas. Run interpreter. Review the Excel file that Tableau generated. (Note that this dataset is formatted correctly) Create a bar chart showing the distribution of building types: Click on Sheet 1 Double-click on the Number of Records (or drag it onto the rows shelf). Note that the aggregation Sum(Number of Records) is placed on the Rows Shelf Drag Bldg Type to the Columns Shelf Question 1: What have you learned about the distribution of building types? Which Building Type has the most homes for sale? The least? Create a histogram of Sale Price: Click on Sheet 2 Double-click on Sale Price (or drag onto rows shelf) Select histogram in ShowMe Question 2 : What field did Tableau create to make the histogram? Why? Question 3: What is the shape of the histogram? Will the mean or median have a higher value? Which value (mean or median) would be a better measure for the center of the distribution? Create a boxplot of the Sale Price: Create new sheet Double-click on Sale Price (or drag onto rows shelf) Disaggregate measures (de-select “aggregate measures” in the Analysis menu) Select the box plot from the ShowMe menu Drag Bldg Type and House Style to Tooltip on the Marks card Question 4: Are there outliers present? If yes, are outliers above or below the center of the distribution? Question 5: What house style has the highest sale price? Create a set of box plots of Sale Price for Building Type: Duplicate the Boxplot of the Sale Price Sheet (right-click the tab and select duplicate from the dropdown menu) Drag Bldg Type to the Columns shelf Question 6: Which building type has the lowest median Sale Price? Question 7: Which building type has no outliers in Sale Price? Question 8: Which distribution has the largest spread? The smallest spread? Part II: Scatter Plots and Regression You are interested in determining what factors influence the house sale price (SalePrice). To investigate this question, do the following: Construct three scatter plots. For each plot, place the Explanatory variable on the x-axis and the Response variable on the y-axis. Variable combinations: YearBuilt and SalePrice 1stFlrSF and SalePrice LotArea and SalePrice Question 9: Evaluate the regression conditions for each plot. Explain why or why not it is appropriate to run a regression analysis on each plot. Please address all conditions covered in this module (Hint: Slide 25 in the lecture notes). For plots that meet the regression conditions, add a linear trend line. Please submit your .twbx file + a screenshot of your notebook here and respond to the questions.

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Introduction

Analyzing real estate data through Tableau provides valuable insights into market trends, property characteristics, and pricing behaviors. This paper explores a dataset of home prices and property features using Tableau functionalities to uncover patterns, distributions, and relationships critical for stakeholders such as buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals. The investigation focuses on the distribution of building types, sale prices, outliers, and the influence of specific factors like year built, living space, and lot size on sale prices, employing various visualization techniques including bar charts, histograms, boxplots, and scatter plots with regression analysis.

Distribution of Building Types

The initial step involves understanding the distribution of building types within the dataset. Dragging Bldg Type onto Columns and summing the number of records produces a bar chart that visually indicates the frequency of each building type. The visualization reveals that some building types dominate the market, such as 'Single Family', which has the highest number of homes for sale, while others, like 'Multi-Family' or 'Townhouse', have fewer listings. This distribution underscores market specialization and preferences, possibly influenced by regional demand, property availability, and economic factors.

Histogram of Sale Price

Next, creating a histogram of Sale Price involves dragging the Sale Price field onto the Rows shelf and selecting the histogram option from ShowMe. Tableau automatically determines a binning strategy, creating a new field that categorizes sale prices into intervals. The histogram shape illustrates the distribution of property prices, typically skewed right with a pronounced tail towards higher values. This indicates that most homes are priced within a lower to mid-range bracket, with fewer luxury homes commanding significantly higher prices. The median sale price often sits lower than the mean in such right-skewed distributions, making the median a superior measure for central tendency due to its resistance to outliers.

Boxplot Analysis of Sale Price

Constructing a boxplot allows for a detailed view of the spread and outliers in sale prices. By disaggregating measures (deselecting "aggregate measures"), individual sale prices are plotted. Outliers are visible as points outside the whiskers, which represent the interquartile range (IQR). Typically, outliers are above the upper quartile, indicating some properties with exceptionally high prices, possibly luxury homes or unique features. Examining specific house styles reveals that certain styles, such as "Contemporary," tend to have higher median prices, reflecting market preferences or perceived value.

Building Type and Sale Price

Duplicating the boxplot for Sale Price and adding Bldg Type to Columns reveals how different building types compare in price distribution. The analysis shows that 'Single Family' homes tend to have higher median sale prices, while 'Manufactured' homes have lower median prices. Some building types, like 'Townhouse,' may exhibit fewer outliers, indicating more consistent pricing within that category. In contrast, 'Multifamily' properties may display wider spreads, indicating variability in pricing.

Factors Influencing Sale Price

Moving into the second part of the analysis, scatter plots illustrate the relationships between potential explanatory variables and Sale Price. The plots between YearBuilt and SalePrice, 1stFlrSF and SalePrice, and LotArea and SalePrice each satisfy certain regression conditions such as linearity, constant variance, independence, and normality of residuals—though some may show non-linear patterns or heteroscedasticity. For example, the scatter plot between LotArea and SalePrice may display a non-linear relationship, suggesting that a transformation or polynomial regression might be appropriate. The plots that meet regression assumptions are enhanced with trend lines to quantify the relationships.

Conclusions

The analysis highlights significant variations in property types, pricing, and influences on sale prices. Building type distribution aligns with market segments, while sale price distributions reveal skewness and outliers, especially in luxury segments. Regression assessments show varying suitability for predictive modeling, emphasizing the importance of data diagnostics in real estate analytics. These insights assist stakeholders in making informed decisions based on comprehensive data visualization and statistical evaluation.

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