1. Set the geographic boundary before reading the numbers
A location filter can quietly change the meaning of a report. Mauldin city is recorded as a municipality in Greenville County. That relationship does not mean every inquiry from Greenville County came from Mauldin, and it does not establish that a person, household, or searcher is located in the city. For a Mauldin-serving firm, the first dashboard question should be whether city, county, metropolitan, South Carolina, and broader source categories are separately defined. Bosseo's public product text says the dashboard can show case-type and city data, including which cities produce clients. It does not establish a particular local data result for your firm. Review the geographic labels before using them in a partner meeting.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to show how Mauldin is represented in the dashboard and how records outside the city are identified. Approve a reporting convention that does not convert the city's population into a forecast or treat Greenville County as interchangeable with Mauldin.
