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  The number of sexual assaults on teenage women aged 12 to 17 years is comparatively more than sexual assaults on teenage men in 2020, according to Statistics Canada .  Sexual assault is a form of gender-based violence. It is a common crime against women globally. Women are victimized at a higher rate than men. Teenaged women are more at risk of sexual assault in Canada, according to the data retrieved from Statistics Canada .  Teenage girls and young women under 25 have the highest rate of police-reported sexual assaults in Canada. Whereas, boys and teenage men have the highest rate of police-reported sexual assaults.  The government said in an article by Global news , posted on March. 7, 2020, "Every week in B.C., there are an estimated 1,000 physical or sexual assaults against women." The statistics also show that teenage boys aged 12 to 17 years are more likely to be sexually assaulted as compared to other ages. An article by CTV News , posted on December. 1, 20...

  Chart Unanswered Question A question that I cannot answer with my data is sexual violence against women in Canada in previous years. It would be great to compare the difference of at least the last five years. The data from Statistics Canada that I used for my visualization provides information for the years 2019 and 2020 but not for years before that. It would be interesting to compare the data for sexual assault on female over the years.  How would you get the data? I would reach out to Statistics Canada to find out if they have any data available for previous years. I will also request for a research data and questions, which they used before getting the final data. I will make sure to request a data that includes Canada and not B.C. as my data is about all over Canada and not one province. Even if I get a data that includes all genders, I could filter it and find the data for females. 

 1. Opening lead sentence  The number of assaults by a stranger on male and female victims aged 12-17 in 2020 is comparatively less than in 2019, according to Statistics Canada.  2. Excel Workbook Link and Explanation The excel workbook with my data set can be found here . This dataset contains the number of victims and the rate per 100,000 population from 2019 to 2020. This report is based on police-reported crime and traffic violation by age, gender and the relationship of accused to victim. In particular, my slice focuses on the assaults on males and females aged 12-17 by strangers. It shows the difference between crime rates from 2019 to 2020. I took Chad's advice on interesting comparisons for questions and I will be comparing the number of assaults by a stranger on males and females for the years 2019 and 2020.  3. Original Dataset Link The original data set can be found here . 4. News Story/ Study Link and Brief Summary https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...

  1. What dataset will you use for your final report? The dataset I am using for my final report is titled Family and non-family victims of police-reported violent crime and traffic offences causing bodily harm or death, by victim age and gender, detailed relationship of accused to victim, and type of violation from Statistics Canada.  2. Describe the dataset. What kind of data does it contain? The dataset contains the number of victims and the rate per 100,000 population. The report is based on police-reported violent crime and traffic violation by age, gender and the relationship of accused to victim. It is divided by the gender of the victim. It includes cases from 2019 to 2020. It starts with the total violations divided by gender and the relationship of accused to victim.  3. Is there anything about your data that you don't understand? (i.e. what a column heading means). How will you find this out? This dataset has separated every element, which is easy to comprehen...

  I chose the chart that focuses on the solo careers of artists from "boy bands" and "girl groups" since the 80s. It is easy to perceive and understand. This chart is based on the number of Spotify followers of solo artists compared to their bands. The full version of this chart can be found  here .  There are many reasons why band members leave their bands and pursue solo careers. Some are successful in their solo careers and some don't make it out of the band. The visualization did a good job of explaining the data clearly, as just by reading the title "solo artists with more and less Spotify followers compared to their band" and looking at the chart, I understood what it was about.  The data is based on the Spotify followers as of February 2021.  The chart is not only interesting to look at but has many other features to it. The title is straightforward. Just by reading the title, the readers get an idea about the chart. The format of the chart goes...