DATA ANALYSIS
Practice 1
You are the finance manager of Capital Jasmine, the main exporter of rice to Singapore, which
is based in Kuala Lumpur. The managing director has requested a short report on the progress
of different transport services in Malaysia during the last three years. You have collected some
data on the company’s expenditure on the mode of transport (in Ringgit million) and cost of
different shipping modes from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Cross compare the chart and table
and describe the relationship. In your analysis, provide possible reasons for the trend.
Figure 1:
Capital Jasmine's expenditure on different modes of shipping
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50
40
30
20
10
0
2012
2013
2014
Air
Land
Table 1:
Cost of shipping services from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore per 100Kg
Mode of transport
2012
2013
2014
Air
RM 25,000
RM 27,000
RM 29,000
Land
RM 45,000
RM 60,000
RM 70,000
Sea
RM 12,500
RM 10,500
RM 10,000
Activity 1
In groups of 3 or 4, write an introduction to an analysis of these two visuals.
Activity 2
Write body paragraphs based on an analysis of these two visuals.
Activity 3
Write a conclusion to your analysis of the above two visuals.
Sea