Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapter 24 of your textbook and the Walmart Case Study. You will also need to access Walmart’s most recent annual report from Walmart’s Financial Information You can use the annual report to gather additional international data.Imagine that you have been hired as a data analyst for Walmart. The Walmart executive team has asked you to gather data that will assist them in determining if this foreign market is a viable option for a Walmart expansion. Please refer to the Walmart Case StudyYou will be required to gather and analyze data for your case study paper. You have been tasked with collecting and analyzing key data points that will assist Walmart in its decision to expand to your chosen region. You will gather data from various sources, use the tools learned throughout this class to analyze data, and determine the best way to present this data to the Walmart executive team. Finally, you will make a recommendation on whether or not this foreign market is a viable option for a Walmart expansion.Note: It is OK to not recommend an expansion to your chosen region. Just be sure to justify your recommendation.As a data analyst, you will be required to locate data from multiple sources. These databases should serve as a guide for your research. You are expected to identify additional data sources that will be useful in your analysis.You can locate current Walmart data search for “Walmart” and select “Walmart Inc.” You can find Walmart’s most recent annual report on their Financial InformationYou can use the annual report to gather additional international data.Here are some examples of data that may be useful to an analyst:Under “Item 1: Business,” in the “Walmart International Segment,” you may wi
sh to gather data for retail unit count and retail square feet for all available fiscal years for the country or continent closest to your region. For example, if you are looking to expand in Egypt, you will use the data for Africa.In the “Item 2: Properties” section of the report, you may wish to gather data for the owned and leased properties for the country or continent closest to your region.In the “Results of Operations” section of the report, look for “Walmart International Segment.” You may wish to gather data for net sales, operating income, and unit counts at period end for all available fiscal years.You will likely need to gather more data to make your case. You are encouraged to seek out additional data points that will assist you in your analysis. Other data points you may want to consider include, but are not limited toGross national incomePopulation and demographic dataKey economic metrics, including current economic status, inflation, etc.Labor market data, including average wage, unemployment rate, cost of living, etc.Market environmentForeign exchangeCredit environment outlookHere are some suggested databases to get you started. These databases may not have all the information you need to make a full evaluation. You may need to conduct your own research to find useful databases that house the data you need to conduct your analysis.International Labour Organization’s ILOSTAT (Links to an external site.)The World Bank’s Doing Business Data (Links to an external site.)The World Bank’s DataBankMust be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title page, reference pages, or tables and graphsBook: Sharpe, N. D., De Veaux, R. D., & Velleman, P. F. (2019). Business statistics (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.redshelf.com