Lab 2 Guide: Visualizing Data
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Lab 2 Guide: Visualizing Data
This week’s lab is designed to give you an introduction to visualizing data in creative and intellectually rewarding ways.
Complete the following steps for this week’s lab.
- Read Intro Essay for TED Studies Statistics: Visualizing Data.
- Watch Modules 1-6.
- These TEDTalks are pretty cool examples of creative uses of data.
- Read Putting It Together: Summary Essay
- Complete activities 1, 2, 3, and 6.
- Respond to the activity questions in your lab report. Make your responses brief but clear. Use the Lab 2 Report Template.
2-Watch Modules 1-6.
The beauty of data visualization – David McCandless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zg-C8AAIGg
The best stats you’ve ever seen | Hans Rosling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w
Nathalie Miebach: Art made of storms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbhNaj88uL4
Chris Jordan: Turning powerful stats into art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f09lQ8Q1iKE
Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-8k8GEGZPM
Deb Roy: The birth of a word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE4ce4mexrU
3-Read Putting It Together: Summary Essay
- b-Respond to the activity questions in your lab report. Make your responses brief but clear. Use the Lab 2 Report Template.
Lab 2 Report Template
Use the following template to complete your lab report. Before turning the report in, delete unnecessary information, such as these directions and examples, and save the report with a file name using the following convention: Your Last Name_Lab 2 Report (Ex: Petrak_Lab 2 Report).
Each section of the report should start on a new page (as in this template).
Putting it Together Activity Responses
- The Happy Planet Index
Watch Nic Marks’s TEDTalk “The Happy Planet Index”. Marks argues that when we measure only economic indicators such as GDP, we are focusing on the wrong things.
- What does Marks think we should be measuring?
- How are these things related?
- How does he use data visualization to make his point?
- In his main graph, what should we be focusing on for the countries shown in the bottom left?
- What should we be focusing on for the countries in the top right?
- Consider Marks alongside Hans Rosling (Module 1 speaker in this lab), comparing the messages they share about the relative well-being of the world’s nations and the data visualization tools they use to make their points.
- NOAA video on CO2 levels in the atmosphere
Watch this NOAA video on CO2 levels in the atmosphere. This powerful visual representation of data starts out only showing a small piece of the full graph.
- Why do you think the designers created it this way?
- Can you think of other ways the designers might have displayed this data?
- How might Nathalie Miebach have represented this scientific data? (Nathalie Miebach is the author of the Module 4 talk, which is not required watching for this lab. A simple search about her is enough to give you a good idea of how she would conceptualize a representation of data.
- Exploring Climate and Development Links” from the World Bank
“Exploring Climate and Development Links” from the World Bank shows excellent visualization of predicted temperature and precipitation changes over the next century under different scenarios. Look at projected temperature changes and projected precipitation changes under both scenarios. Be sure to scroll around on the map to find your own region.
- Why do you think the designers chose the colors that they did?
- Do you find the colors effective?
- When you click on the map, an overlaid graph appears.
- What does this graph show?
- Movie Narrative Charts from xkcd.com
The web comic xkcd.com includes movie narrative charts that illustrate character interactions over space and time. These include charts for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, 12 Angry Men, and Primer.
- What do you think about presenting the information this way?
- Explain why the charts for the last two movies 12 Angry Men and Primer are not as interesting as the first two. (You might have to look up a summary of each movie if you’re not familiar with one or both.)
- Name another movie (or series) for which you think this method would be interesting and effective. Explain your choice.
- If you can’t think of a movie that would be an interesting illustration of this method, then give an example of a movie (or series) that is especially poorly suited to this method and explain your choice.
- This space/time illustration for movies might remind you of the visualization method used by Deb Roy. How are they similar?
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Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
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5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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