perform and provide answers following this instruction STEP $1$: Go to the US Centers for Disease Control $($CDC$)$ website and explore the data that is made publicly available there.

STEP $2$: Move on to the CDC$$s data visualization tool. Notice the various dimensions of the COVID Case Surveillance Data you can display in the top drop$-$down menu at the left, including race and ethnicity, age group, and sex. Take a closer look at this national data in the category of your choice, and display it in a $$column chart$($histogram$)$ view. Notice the column labels, how are they ordered? Take a screenshot of the histogram.

STEP $3$: Now take a look at the latest data on the age distribution of COVID$-19$ cases of your state. In a search engine, enter your state name and $$COVID data$$ to find data from a state website. How does your state$$s data compare to the national distribution?

STEP $4$: Use these two histograms to illustrate a short presentation. In your presentation, describe the distribution of the ages of positive cases and highlight the similarities and differences between the two datasets.

STEP $5$: Make a short recording of the presentation and share it with your instructor. Your instructor will then share the recordings with the class, so that you can all discuss and share.