Purpose:
apply what you have learned in class to a real-world problem
must use an interactive + visual + analytics approach
Tasks: groups of are 0K find a real dataset & challenge that interests you determine what aspects you would like to analyze and how Possible data sources:
use the same or different sources you used for your project
Medium blog on your project (ongoing, keep adding to it as time goes on)
at the end, create a single poster slide with all highlights & video on youtube
Tie your project to something people really care about (from here) safety, from abuse, violence, coercion, threats, etc. health care nutrition, including variety and quantity in food and beverages housing employment/jobs wealth education, including accessibility, quality, quantity liberty/freedom/limits ... do things, have things, say things, move democracy, to participate in making policy and laws justice (laws/rules), including "fairness" mobility, to travel, move about, get to places, meet environment - beauty, art, air, water, weather, scenery, open space, quiet entertainment and community, for socializing and fun
Mine the web for data that tie with yours via some shared attribute
Alternative to the visual data science projects
Make a proposal for a project that:
• uses visual analytics within a wider application
• uses visual analytics to address a specific problem
uses visualization for better data understanding creates a new visual analytics tool interactive single-screen dashboard that uses linked brushing no scrolling, all elements must be visible at all times
• optional: develop a new theory/algorithm/method for visual analytics
Use a good mix of standard and non-standard visualizations standard: bar chart, pie chart, line plot, scatter plot, scatterplot matrix non-standard: MDS, PCA, MCA, parallel coordinates, and others
