ITECH7407-RealTimeAnalyticIndividualassignment–2017Worth– 20% Due Date: 25/05/2017 ANALYTICREPORT This isabusinessanalyticsprojectaimed atgeneratinginnovativeanalyticssolutionsfor an agriculture firm from following project.ItwillallowstudentstoshowinnovationandcreativityinapplyingWatsonAnalytics/SAPBusinessObject/PredictiveAnalytics/HANAanddesigningusefulvisualizationsolutionsandpredictivemodelsfordifferenttypesofanalyticsproblems. Students are expected to use one of the following project to make recommendation for mentioned in the project or related ones. The list of Australian firm can be found from following link http://www.manta.com/world/Oceania/Australia/agriculture--C0/ Project Modelling mean monthly rainfall variability Rainfall variability and trends is widely known to be impacted by climate change in various parts of Australia and globally. Such changes will have dire consequences in various socio-economic sectors. Please chose one of such examples and In this project, you tasks are to: • Explore the monthly rainfall data for Ballarat (or any other Australian location of your interest); data available at http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/. • Determine different trends and patterns • Develop a model to predict rainfall activity up to 12 months in advance. Report Submission: • Hard-copy to tutors/lecturersassignment box in week 10.Double-sidedprintingfor thehard-copy is encouraged in order to savepaper. • Youwillalsosubmita9-10pagesreport(about3000wordsnotcountingcoverpageandreferences)ofthisproject.Atleast15referencesin yourreportmustbefrompeer-reviewedsources.Includeanyandallsourcesofinformationincludinganyperson(s)youinterviewed forthis project. • PleasenotethatallreferencesmustadheretoAPAstyle.Seehttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01andhttp://www.apastyle.org/fordetailsonhowtoformatareportandhowtocitereferences.Makesureyourfollowformalreportstructurewithcoverpage,introduction,useofheadings,subheadings,conclusionsandreferencesection. • Youareremindedtoreadthe“Plagiarism”sectionofthe • course description. Your essay should be a synthesis of ideas from a variety of sources expressed in your own words. • All reports must use the APA referencing style. University Referencing/Citation Style Guide:The University has published a style guide to help students correctly reference and cite information they use in assignments (American Psychological Association (APA) citation style, http://www.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/student/learning_support/generalguide/print/ch06s04.shtmlor Australian citation style • Reports are to be presented in hard copy in size 12 Arial Font and double spaced. Your report should include a list of references used in the essay and a bibliography of the wider reading you have done to familiarize yourself on the topic. • A passing grade will be awarded to assignments adequately addressing all assessment criteria. Higher grades require better quality and more effort. For example, a minimum is set on the wider reading required. A student reading vastly more than this minimum will be better prepared to discuss the issues in depth and consequently their report is likely to be of a higher quality. So before submitting, please read through the assessment criteria very carefully.